▁the ▁art ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁Lost ▁in ▁Space ▁series . ▁Of ▁the ▁many ▁tasks ▁to ▁be fall ▁K inos h ita , ▁two ▁of ▁them ▁were ▁to ▁come ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁robot ▁( which ▁he ▁nick named ▁" B link y ") ▁and ▁to ▁red es ign ▁the ▁pilot ▁film ' s ▁Gem ini ▁XII ▁space ▁ship ▁into ▁what ▁would ▁become ▁the ▁Jup iter ▁ 2 . ▁This ▁robot ▁never ▁had ▁a ▁real ▁name — only ▁the ▁model ▁number ▁" B 9 ." ▁In ▁the ▁show ▁he ▁was ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" the ▁robot " ▁or ▁called ▁by ▁the ▁generic ▁name , ▁" Rob ot ." ▁He ▁was ▁brought ▁to ▁life ▁by ▁the ▁combination ▁of ▁actor ▁Bob ▁May ▁and ▁voice ▁actor ▁Dick ▁T uf eld . ▁Two ▁of ▁K inos h ita ' s ▁famous ▁rob ots ▁appeared ▁face plate - to - face plate ▁in ▁the ▁Lost ▁in ▁Space ▁episodes ▁" W ar ▁of ▁the ▁Rob ots " ▁and ▁" Con dem ned ▁of ▁Space ", ▁where ▁Rob by ▁the ▁Rob ot ▁appeared ▁as ▁a ▁guest ▁robot oid ▁and ▁robot , ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Among ▁his ▁cred its ▁are ▁art ▁direction ▁on ▁four ▁other ▁well - known ▁TV ▁shows : ▁Highway ▁Pat rol ▁( 1 9 5 5 – 1 9 5 9 ), ▁ ▁Bat ▁Mat erson ▁( 1 9 6 0 – 1 9 6 1 ), ▁Hawai i ▁Five - O ▁( 1 9 7 0 – 1 9 7 1 ), ▁and ▁K oj ak ▁( 1 9