Lifeform scanner

A Lifeform scanner was a device that allowed the holder to detect Sentient and non-sentient beings from a far-away distance. A large majority of bounty hunters and mercenaries used this technology to lock on to enemies and potential bounties. Lifeform scanners could also detect beings hidden by cloaking generators, stealth fields, and sound dampeners. A large manufacturer of lifeform scanners was Idellian Arrays.

In 3 ABY, Luke Skywalker used the device when scanning Dagobah for the Jedi Master Yoda.

They were equipped onboard Guardian-class patrol ships.

Appearances

 * Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back