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R2-D2, the astromech droid of Star Wars fame, is practically The Fonz of the robot world but with the mouth like a sailor.
MIND MELD: What Are The Coolest Robots in Science Fiction? 2010
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The ultimate R2-D2 astromech droid 1: 6 scale polystone hand painted statue with ‘insane level of detail’.
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The fighter also carried an astromech droid for onboard repairs-wikia
The Clone Wars Papercraft-ARC-170 | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2008
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Behind the pilot sits a standard astromech droid, plugged into an abbreviated, ventrally-fed socket which requires the droid to compress slightly in order to fit within the vessel's curves.
Naboo N-1 Starfighter | Papercraft Paradise | PaperCrafts | Paper Models | Card Models Michael James 2008
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I was able to discern that the callow youth's undisciplined powers were being channeled into a keen signal by the famous blue astromech droid R2-D2, whose ability to manipulate or be manipulated by the Force is something I have never understood.
Archive 2005-05-01 2005
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I was able to discern that the callow youth's undisciplined powers were being channeled into a keen signal by the famous blue astromech droid R2-D2, whose ability to manipulate or be manipulated by the Force is something I have never understood.
Parenting 101 2005
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This continues until Obi-wan's ship gets hit with "Buzz-Bots" and the droids begin tearing his ship apart, including destroying his astromech droid.
worlds in a grain of sand Andrew 2004
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This continues until Obi-wan's ship gets hit with "Buzz-Bots" and the droids begin tearing his ship apart, including destroying his astromech droid.
Archive 2004-11-01 Andrew 2004
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An R2 astromech droid housed in a snug droid socket behind the pilot handles many in-flight operations, such as damage control, astrogation and flight performance adjustment.
alexz commented on the word astromech
.. from Star Wars
Refers to space robots
April 11, 2016