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Although only humanoid robots are properly called androids, the word "droid" in the world of Star Wars means a robot in general. Droids were used both as a military force and as assistants.

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  Separatist battle droids B1- standard droids, used to guard merchant ships and as an army (in the attack on Naboo) by the Trade Federation, and after it joined the Confederacy of Independent Systems (CIS), they became the basis of the Separatist Droid Army.

  B2 super battle droids- Before the start of the Clone Wars, new systems joined the Separatists, and one of them provided an improved model of the B1 droid. Baptism of fire they fought at the Battle of Geonosis.

  Droideks (Destroyer Droids)- possessed rapid-fire twin blasters-machine guns and a shield generator that reflected or absorbed any kind of energy charges. They also had the ability to fold into a ball for accelerated movement. Appeared in the addition to the game "Star Wars: Empire at War".

  IG-100 MagnaGuards - elite troops, were used as guards for Separatist leaders against the Jedi.

  Saboteur droids- elite droids of the CIS army, used during the Clone Wars. They are mainly adapted for sabotage, assassinations and stealth penetrations into classified objects.

  tactical droid- a model of a battle droid created by CIS engineers during the Clone Wars to control troops and has extraordinary knowledge in the field of strategy and tactics.

  Dwarf Spider Droid- A battle droid used on the front line as a vanguard.

  Droid crab LM-432- Thanks to the powerful servo motors that move the legs, the heavily armored crab moves with good speed and agility over uneven terrain and even over rocky surfaces.

  Octaptarr battle droids- fighting machines used to fight the infantry and equipment of the Republicans.

  Buzz droids- were used by the KNS in space battles against fighters, disabling control systems.

  Aquadroids- battle droids adapted for combat in water worlds.

  Assassin Droids- used by bounty hunters.

  Following the execution of Order 66, Emperor Palpatine ordered the Separatist droids to be disabled.

  NK-47

  A unique protocol assassin droid designed by the Sith Lord Revan from KotOR1. Revan personally programmed and assembled the HK-47, in particular after HK called Darth Malak a "meatbag", Revan had HK refer to everyone as such. At the height of the war, the droid was sent on a mission but was unable to return. He visited many owners, after which he was bought by Revan, whose memory was erased by the Jedi at that time. After the events of the first game, he went to the Exile, with whom he cleared the galaxy of his pirated copies - HK-50 and HK-51.

  Civilian droids

  Along with the combat models of the droids, the galaxy also used a variety of droids used in a variety of peaceful areas of life.

  Scout droids (probe droids)

  Scout droids (probe droids)- special imperial scout droids that were sent to different corners Galaxies to locate the rebel base. Equipped with a light blaster, an interplanetary communication system, all possible and impossible sensors (the droid even had a sense of smell) special mechanical hands, which were used to take samples of various items and a self-destruct system. They were able to function for decades; many of them outlived the Empire but continued to carry out their task.

  Helper droids

  Protocol Droids- were used to record and store verbal information, as well as translate the languages ​​​​of other peoples and the binary language ("beep") of astromech droids into the language of the owner. Examples are the well-known C-3PO and TC-14 (Protocol droid from one of the ships of the Trade Federation. Met in the first episode of the saga.).

  Battery Droids

  Inconspicuous droids that look like small boxes with legs. They walk very slowly, communicate with strange low beeps.

  Despite their inconspicuousness, they are indispensable for fighters, as they are the only source of energy.

  Astromech Droids (mech droids)- small droids, painted in various colors, used to maintain heavy equipment, spaceships and computer systems management. Usually equipped with various kinds of instruments and sensors, but the droid R2-D2, one of the characters in the film, is also equipped with rocket engines, a slot for storing memory cards, a holographic player, a small circular saw, a stun gun (with which he killed a buzz droid in the Battle of Coruscant) and a small magnetic suction cup (with which, during the Battle of Geonosis, he returned C-3PO's head "on place", replacing the head of a droid accidentally attached to C-3PO's torso). Astro droids help with piloting fighters, and on enemy ships and bases they are simply indispensable due to the ability to infiltrate computer control systems. In the Old Republic, Astromechs were usually brown in color with good computer skills. The illustration shows the most common R-series astromech droids. The droid BB-8 from the seventh episode of the saga, unlike the usual R-series, has a spherical shape; it is not known whether it is a serial product, or whether the BB-8 is unique. Unique was the hand-built T3-M4 droid, made on Taris by a droid saleswoman and later bought by Revan and owned by Darth Treya, the Jedi Exile, and the other owners of the Ebon Hawk.

  Cyclops "Vak" droids- small humanoid droids with one eye-button responsible for turning on / off, used for carrying light and medium cargo, as well as piloting starships. Not equipped with any additional tools.

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  C-3PO is a droid. character in the Star Wars universe Star Wars), as well as films. Like the rest of the heroes of the universe, the droid has both a canonical story (original from the films) and legends.

  Characteristic

  C-3PO was an ambiguous character in terms of his "character traits". He often complained about his fate while getting into all sorts of troubles. But you can't call him a coward. The robot showed itself to be brave and even selfless in critical situations. Of course, this is partly due to its programs, but who can argue that this robot is worthy of being considered a man?

  In general, C-3PO was subjected to ordeal fate. It was repeatedly dismantled into parts, significant parts of the body were destroyed (once the head of the robot flew off!). Full parsing and memory erasure failed to destroy the rudiments of the "personality" of the robot and erase its basic functions.

  C-3PO during assembly by Anakin

  legends

  Creation

  C-3PO's "life" began on the planet Affa, 122 BC before the Battle of Yavin(basic chronology of the universe). It was created by Saibot Galaxy. The robot was, as it should be, a protocol droid, until 80 years later, it was abandoned piecemeal on Tatooine.

  Canon

  Hidden threat

  In the movie "The Phantom Menace" (1999), we first met the droid that Anakin was collecting. In this film, the role of the robot was played by Anthony Daniels.

  In 32 BBY, the droid was found by a slave who decided to build a robot to help his mother. He did not find all the parts, so having no money for good parts at all, he added the missing parts from other old droids. Thus, C-3PO initially existed without a corps, and his main task was to help in the house. These tasks went against the main purpose of C-3PO, a protocol droid.

  The modules installed in the droid, in particular, were supposed to help him consult on the etiquette of other cultures and translate the speech of diplomats. As C-3PO himself said, he could "fluently speak six million languages."

  

  C-3PO and Skywalker

  In 32 BBY, after Anakin's departure with the Jedi and the Queen, C-3PO stayed behind to help Anakin's mother, Shmi.

  Two years later, the "naked" body of the robot finally acquired a silver body.

  clone war

  After 3 years, the robot followed the woman after her redemption from slavery, her future husband, Cliegg Lars. C-3PO continued helping the Lars family with a new home on the farm.

  In 22 BBY, Shmi was kidnapped by the Sand People and subsequently perished. To When Anakin and Republic Senator Padmé returned to Tatooine, the droid returned to its former owner, flying away with him.The further fate of the android was inextricably linked with another Anakin robot - R2-D2.

  

  Art C-3PO and R2-D2

  C-3PO finally began to function as intended. After the wedding of Skywalker and Amidala, the robot was presented by Anakin to his wife. He became Padmé's diplomatic assistant. At the same time, the robot received its famous gold plating.

  C-3PO went through the entire Clone Wars, doing various diplomatic missions with his friend R2-D2.

  

  C-3PO and Padmé Amidala

  Revenge of the Sith

  In 19 BBY C-3PO traveled with a pregnant Padmé to Mustafar, where Anakin, who had fallen on dark side strength and became, put an end to the Clone Wars. In a fit of rage that his wife had brought a Jedi with her, Anakin nearly strangled her.

  After defeating Darth Vader, Obi-Wan took Padme to the medical center, but she died during childbirth. C-3PO witnessed the birth of a boy, Luke, and a girl, Leia.

  After the fall of the Republic, which was renamed the Empire, after the extermination of the Jedi, the survivors and Obi-Wan (forced to go underground) gave the robots to Captain Raymus Antilles.

  He erased C-3PO's memory, as Bail Organa, who adopted Leia, thought that in the future, the robot might tell her the truth about her parentage.

  

  C-3PO and its creator George Lucas

  New Hope

  During the Imperial years, C-3PO and his friend R2-D2 wandered from one master to another, having many adventures.

  In 0 BBY, The droid served on the Alderaan corvette Tantive 4, under the command of Captain Antilles. On the same ship, the grown-up Princess Leia flew with plans built by the Empire - the Death Star. After the attack on Darth Vader's ship, robots with sensitive data were sent to Tatooine to search for Obi-Wan Kenobi.

  The droids wandered the desert until they were captured by the Jawas and sold to the Lars family, where C-3PO once lived.

  R2-D2, seeking to find Obi-Wan, left the homestead, which forced Threepio and the 19-year-old to go in search of him. This saved both lives, as upon their return, the estate was destroyed by the Imperials, and Luke's uncle and aunt were killed.

  After finding Kenobi, R2-D2 and Threepio set off with their new master, Luke, on a dangerous mission to transmit important information Rebel Alliance and Rescue of the Princess.

  C-3PO and Luke
  Luke, R2-D2, C-3PO and Obi-Wan
  

  After the Battle of Yavin, Threepio accompanied Luke, Leia, and on numerous Alliance missions.

  The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi

  When Han Solo was captured by the Imperials in Cloud City, C-3PO and the crew of the Millennium Falcon searched the entire galaxy for him until his master, Luke, sent a droid with a message to Jabba the Hutt (who had the captured Han).

  So in 4 ABY, C-3PO and R2-D2 had a new host.

  

  C-3PO - God of the Ewoks

  After some time, Luke Skywalker, who became a Jedi, came to Jabba's palace and freed his friends, after which they went to the moon Enor to destroy the shield of the Death Star 2. Since Threepio was made of gold, locals Ewoks saw him as a god.

  In 4 ABY, after the destruction of the Death Star at the death of the Emperor, peace reigned in the galaxy.

  The Force Awakens

  The robot also appeared in the 7th part of Star Wars, which takes place 30 years after the last events.

  C-3PO remained the same bore. His appearance has not changed, however, for unknown reasons, he lost right hand which was changed to red. The robot became owned by Leia Organa and served as the leader of the Resistance under her command.

  Legends of the old universe

  The legends cover the period that begins after the 6th part of the Return of the Jedi saga.

  After becoming New Republic, C-3PO, acting as a translator droid, touched on all the important events. He attended the wedding of Han and Leia, Luke and Mara Jade, saw the birth and death of their children.

  

  The robot found its end on a distant planet many years after the death of Luke Skywalker. It was taken apart and melted down by the Vindar race.

  This happened after the robot told his story to two representatives of the oppressed race of the same planet. Subsequently, one of the remaining oppressed found a lightsaber in C-3PO's remains, allowing him to lead a liberation movement against the Vindar.

  One of the world's most beloved sci-fi sagas has taken off again with the release of its seventh episode. However, back in 2014, when the Star Wars: The Force Awakens teaser was shown, many were interested in the funny robot BB-8, which looks like a children's toy tumbler.

  It is interesting that before the creation of the new hero of the saga, the head of Mail.Ru Dmitry Grishin: long before the creation of the tape, his fund Grishin Robotics invested more than $ 15 million in Sphero (formerly known as Orbotix). Thanks to this, the first models of spherical robots - "Sphero" and "Olli" were created.

  Equipped with gyroscopes and Bluetooth modules, they exhibited "alive" behavior and quickly became a hit. This is how Disney learned about robot balls, the startup ended up under the patronage of Bob Iger himself, and the BB-8 droid appeared in the seventh episode of Star Wars. Moreover, the filmmakers, of course, could get by with computer graphics, but they decided that a real robot on the set would be more appropriate.

  The ball-shaped droid, which appeared in the saga and looks like a fat R2-D2, very quickly became another object of cult for the Jedi, and in the fall of 2015 its miniature copies went on sale.

  After watching the film, many fans of the saga became interested in the design of the robot and even tried to recreate it in full size. Perhaps best of all was Ed Zarick, a self-taught modder who previously made a name for himself by building Xbox One and PlayStation 4 portable gaming systems in the XBookOne and PlayBook 4 form factor.

  It is perhaps logical that it was Ed Zarick who first announced the creation of a full-sized BB-8. By the way, it fully corresponds to its stellar "parent": a domed "head" similar to the upper body of the R2 series astromech droids, sliding over a spherical body, and the same color scheme.

  By the way, now anyone can create their own roboball on their own. For example, his head is assembled from parts printed on a 3D printer (which are very common today, including in Russia). The assembly of the "body" of BB-8 Zarik described step by step on his website, and it looks something like an assembly of parts Lego constructor. Most of the components of the robot are made of aluminum. Zarik also used an Arduino board.

  Ed has developed his own robot control system, which, among other things, responds to voice commands and is set in motion by touching one finger. This will look especially impressive at large-scale events and presentations, the author is sure.

  Of course, the roboball still requires all sorts of improvements and technical improvements, and in this the American modder is supported by many young engineers. Per breaking news about the creation of a full-sized BB-8 can be seen in

  Droids are important part the Star Wars saga. They embody good and evil, helping the main characters or fighting against them. In today's article, we'll take a close look at the best movie droids, without which they wouldn't be possible. Droids are taken from all episodes, including the animated series and comics.

  #10: AZI-3 ("The Clone Wars")

  In Mission Lost, we see this robot evolve from book medical droid to risky fighter. Assigned to expose mysterious murder Jedi, AZI-3 reveals terrible secret that all clones have a latent artificial brain tumor. According to the clones, the tumors are meant to keep soldiers restrained when needed; in effect, they are repeatedly forcing the killing of the Jedi. AZI-3 risks everything to help another clone of Fives with his search for the truth. He helps avoid Fives' detention and performs illegal surgeries to remove the bias's tumor. Since this is not enough, it turns into a very cool high-speed bike hovering over the water. AZI-3 is the perfect example of a droid with a personality and courage that goes beyond their programming.

  #9: 2-1B Surgical Droid (Star Wars & The Clone Wars)

  

  The 2-1B surgical droid is one of the most famous droids in Star Wars. He mainly specializes in repairing Skywalker. He also heals Luke in a bacta tank on Hoth, provides the young Jedi with a cybernetic arm, and thus performs an operation to save Anakin after his duel with Obi-Wan Kenobi. The model is very often present in The Clone Wars, helping injured clones and Jedi, and his instantly recognizable face is one of the more unique droid designs.

  #8: Saw Droid (Revenge of the Sith and The Clone Wars)

  

  Perhaps the most disgusting of all the Star Wars droids.

  The saw droid hooks onto ships, shutting them down or tearing them apart, swarming and communicating like insects. As seen in "Revenge of the Sith", mechanical droids threaten to attack Obi-Wan's starfighter, ripping off the roof of R4-P17 and damaging the Jedi ship. When they become weak, saw droids with inventive weapons become incredibly effective.

  #7: IG-88 ("The Empire Strikes Back")

  

  One of the select bounty hunters chosen by Darth Vader to find the Millennium Falcon is IG-88.

  It is one of the deadliest droids in the galaxy. Despite his limited time in The Empire Strikes Back, the droid provided big influence on the perception of the film. With intimidating red eyes and an unsettlingly quiet demeanor, IG-88, who is one of the first Star Wars villain droids, has shown that not all robots are meant to serve humans.

  #6: Battle droid (Star Wars and The Clone Wars)

  

  They are dumb, inept, and easy to kill with a sword. But battle droids play a huge role in the saga.

  Being the main military force Separatists, they act as a symbol of aggression and terror, protecting clones and stormtroopers. While battle droids are often used as comic relief, they pose a significant threat to the Legion, being simply heartless machines.

  #5: Probe Droid ("The Empire Strikes Back")

  

  With spider legs, extendable antennae and big eyes, the Probe Droid is the perfect representative of Imperial tyranny.

  Robots first appeared in The Empire Strikes Back and have easily traveled across the galaxy in every Star System, being able to self-destruct an enemy even if they themselves explode in the process.

  #4: Droideka (Star Wars and The Clone Wars)

  

  A Jedi can kill battle droids without difficulty. But with Droidek, things are not so simple. With a frightening insect form, they create impenetrable shields, heavy fire blasters and march fearlessly towards their targets.

  Their downside is their lack of dexterity, but they can be used with weapons and are designed to hit. And they do it very well.

  #3: Huyang (The Clone Wars)

  

  Showcased in Star Wars: The Clone Wars, the Huyang has become one of the saga's most popular droids.

  The ancient and wise Huyang has assisted in the creation of Jedi lightsabers for centuries. It helps build various parts to support huge amount Jedi Helps Young Designers Create GungiWookiee - lightsaber with the addition of wood.

  #2: C-3PO ("Star Wars" and "The Clone Wars")

  

  He has been called the "stupid philosopher", the "golden rod", and the "Professor". However, C-3PO has one of the biggest meanings of not just being a droid, but being the symbol of Star Wars.

  He has a real inner strength and heart, being an integral part of some of the most important events in the galaxy, notably relaying Leia's secret message to Obi-Wan Kenobi to rescue Han Solo. Threepio volunteered to give his parts to a severely damaged Art for sabotage on the Death Star and Endor to help his friends, and upon seeing a stormtrooper in Cloud City, he immediately alerted his comrades. Not bad for a droid programmed only for etiquette and protocol. In addition, he receives bonus points for being an Ewok god.

  #1: R2-D2 ("Star Wars" and "The Clone Wars")

  

  R2-D2 is like no other droid, being a comrade, a leader and a hero at the same time.

  Watch the highlights of his journey: rescuing the Naboo Royal Ship, destroying two super battle droids; moving stolen plans from the Death Star to Tatooine; and setting up a final cover in Jabba's palace. Artoo is filled with hidden compartments and fun gadgets with a little more mystery, and the overall design is still original and iconic. In addition, Artoo is the most human of all droids. He is worried, sad and may be afraid of something or, on the contrary, be brave. But no matter how he feels, Artoo is always loyal, completely selfless and ready to take charge like no other. Therefore, it is simply impossible to imagine Star Wars without him.

  These were the brightest and most prominent droids from the Star Wars saga. You know what's coming out soon new part Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and we're hoping to see even more new heroes and amazing droids in this movie.

  Look forward to new interesting articles from the world of robotics in our next issues and may the force be with you!

  P.S. Bonus video! C-3PO and R2D2 meet the droid BB-8 from the new episode 7 of Star Wars: The Force Awakens