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- "Artoo usually comes with me on missions."
"Indeed? Interesting. I was unaware that navigational machines had other uses." - ―Anakin Skywalker and Thrawn
A group of astromech droids at the Resistance base on D'Qar.
Astromech droids, also referred to as astro droids or mechs, were a type of repair droid that served as an automated mechanic on starships. These compact droids used tool-tipped appendages stored in recessed compartments. Many starfighters relied on astromech copilots to control flight and power distribution systems.[1] Sitting in an astromech socket exposed to space, the droid, in addition to its piloting duties, could calculate hyperspace jumps and perform simple repairs.
Most astromechs were only able to communicate in writing, conveyed via another computer system, or through a special code of clicks, bleeps, and similar sounds, known as binary. However, certain other droids, such as C-3PO, could understand the binary code of astromechs, and often translated from binary to other languages.
Astromech droids averaged 0.93 meters in height,[2] while R-series droids from the R2 line forward had a height of just over a meter.[3] However, the astromech P2 stood around the same height as a human.[4]
R-series droids had three wheeled legs.[2] The later BB-series astromech droids were spherical, giving them the ability to roll.[5] Some astromechs, such as OC-JK14, were moved on treadwells. Though this style was once popular in the Outer Rim Territories, it had fallen out of favor by 35 ABY.[6]
Known series[edit | edit source]
An astromech's exposed head
- A-LT Utility Droid[7]
- Astromedic[7]
- BB-series[8]
- C-series[9]
- Lothal astromech droid[10]
- Q7-series[11]
- R-series[12]
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Non-canon appearances[edit | edit source]
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Notes and references[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know
- ↑ Star Wars: R2-D2 Deluxe Book and Model Set
- ↑ Star Wars: Complete Locations
- ↑ Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens
- ↑ Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: The Visual Dictionary
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Star Wars: Commander
- ↑ Star Wars: BB-8 Deluxe Book and 3D Wood Model (First identified as BB-series astromech droid)
- ↑ Ultimate Star Wars, New Edition
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels: Head to Head (First identified as Lothal astromech droid)
- ↑ Star Wars: Complete Vehicles (First identified as Q7-series astromech droid)
- ↑ Star Wars Rebels: The Visual Guide
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 Every Droid in Star Wars | Star Wars By the Numbers on the official Star Wars Kids YouTube channel (First identified as R0 astromech)
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Ultimate Star Wars
- ↑ R3-S6 in the Encyclopedia (link now obsolete; backup link) (First identified as R3-series astromech droid)
- ↑
Star Wars: X-Wing Second Edition – Delta-7 Aethersprite Expansion Pack (Card: R4-P Astromech)
- ↑ Star Wars Builders: Droids (First identified as R5 unit)
