Brooks Propulsion Devices (BPD) was a company that specialized in propulsion systems for astromech droids, notably anti-grav booster components for Industrial Automaton R-series droids.
Brooks Propulsion Devices was shut down by the Galactic Empire following the Clone Wars.
Behind the scenes[]
Brooks was named for Billy Brooks, a CGI artist that was responsible for R2-D2's flight in Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones.[source?]
Sources[]
- Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary
Building a Complete Visual Dictionary on StarWars.com (content now obsolete; backup link)- The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia
- Star Wars: The Secret Life of Droids
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