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	Astromech droid -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Astromech droids are a type of droid often encountered in the fictional (additional info and facts about Star Wars) Star Wars universe.
		Most astromechs are apparently only able to communicate in writing, conveyed via another computer system, and a special code of clicks, bleeps and similar sound-effects, also known as "droidspeak".
		This, however may be retcon and might not be strict canon, as it's stated in the Star Wars Essential Guide to Droids that the P2 series (the first astomech) was introduced during the time before the (additional info and facts about Clone Wars) Clone Wars.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/as/astromech_droid.htm (430 words)

	R2-D2 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		R2-D2 (pronounced Artoo-Detoo, called R2 for short), is an astromech droid and colleague of C-3PO in the fictional Star Wars universe.
		R2 is the only character (despite being a non-living droid) to appear in all six Star Wars films, without changes to appearance or speech, unlike his colleague C-3PO or Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader.
		R2-D2 delivers the plans to the Alliance, and becomes Luke's astromech droid during the attack on the station.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/R2-D2 (1616 words)

	Star Wars Droids
		Astromech droids are designed to operate in hostile environments and are expert in computer repair and information retrieval.
		This droid was the first to be fitted with radiation shielding and had the ability to speak in the now familiar whistle and beep language associated with newer Astromech droids; also the first R unit to be capable of calculating hyperspace co-ordinates.
		Astromech droid first showed of his features in the film 'A New Hope': Holographic projector, Arc welder, circular saw, etc the white, R2 unit was plugged into the rear compartment of rebel X-wing and Y-wing fighters.
	www.btinternet.com /~reg.joy/star_wars_droids.htm (814 words)

	The Completely Unofficial Star Wars Encyclopedia - Home Edition
		Tiree's R2-model astromech utility droid, R2-D0 was known as "Deo." Deo managed to escape from the various scrapes Tiree was caught in, and assisted several groups of Alliance agents in rescuing Tiree.
		These astromechs were used in place of R3-D series astromechs whenever a pilot was skilled enough to handle the weaponry of their starfighter, even during a dogfight or evasive maneuvers.
		The droid's normally-sealed internal components led many to believe that they couldn't be tampered with, until hidden cameras and surveillance comlinks were discovered to be hidden within their shells.
	www.ihq.de /all/enc/encyc-r.htm (17350 words)

	Star Wars Galaxies - Using Astromech Droids (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Astromech droids are the ‘R’ units that you have become familiar with.
		An Astromech 2 droid will be able to utilize both Novice Pilot astromech commands (which really isn’t much) and then will also handle the Tier 1 commands which you gain when you train yourself in the droid skill box on the first tier of the Pilot skill tree.
		Droid commands can come in very handy as shield levels can be influenced greatly on the style of flight you have—fast pilots may wish to have increased front shield levels while pilots who sit and rotate their ship will wish to protect their blind backside much much more.
	www.swgcenter.com /info/print.asp?ID=3358 (2296 words)

	MASSASSI STAR WARS, ARCHIVES, CHARACTERS, R2-D2
		Astromech droids are usually mounted behind the cockpit of a star fighter.
		When the ship was damaged by the Trade Federation, the brave Astromech droid repaired the deflector shield generator.
		The droid acted as a little bodyguard, using his scanners to seek out any danger that might befall Padmé.
	massassi.yavin4.com /sw/c_r2d2.htm (596 words)

	Downtime: Rogue Squadron Bar:
		The astromech droid provides a pilot with in flight maintenance as well as astrogation data.
		The droid is vital to a starfighter's performance, with the exception of the newer X-Wing model which does not need an astromech.
		Artoo is Jedi Master Luke Skywalker's astromech as well as a hero to the droid nation.
	www.freewebs.com /f4tgr/mechanicsanddroidsfortherogues.h (208 words)

	Star Wars: Databank \| astromech droid
		Astromech droids are a series of versatile utility robots generally used for the maintenance and repair of starships and related technology.
		These small droids are often equipped with a variety of tool-tipped appendages that are stowed in recessed compartments.
		The R2-unit is a popular example of an astromech droid.
	www.starwars.com /databank/droid/astromechdroid (60 words)

	Jedi Council Forums - "For a Mechanic You Sure Do a Lot of Thinking." - What Is R2-D2?
		Well, he is made into the protagonist because he of the fact that he does what other droids can't do- he fixes the Queen's ship and saves their lives, plus he is the only one that survives, which links him to Amidala, and is kept on by her and Anakin because of his exceptional abilities.
		The droid is rented by a lonely Shmi Skywalker and used as an...
		I think R2-D2 is a droid who has a whole lot of battle experience, enough such that he has a clear idea of how machines and systems work, as well as a rough idea of human relationships, at least enough for him to understand what's roughly the "good side" which he should be on.
	boards.theforce.net /message.asp?topic=6975009 (1582 words)

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		So she had to find a suitable astromech droid, one who could safely hold the precious data and get it safely to the general.
		How he despised the little droid, but it seemed that they were in the firefight together and thus had to work together to escape in one piece.
		Unexpectedly, the protocol droid swung his stick in a wide arc, missing the shorter astromech, and hit one of the troopers in the chest.
	www.thekeep.org /~tls/Fanfics/AFH.txt (21885 words)

	R2-D2 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		R2-D2 (also spelled Artoo-Detoo, called R2 for short), is an astromech droid and colleague of C-3PO in the fictional Star Wars universe.
		Later, he serves as Anakin's personal astromech droid on the attack on the Trade Federation Droid Control Ship.
		Ten years later, in Attack of the Clones R2 is still in Senator Padmé Amidala's possession, and he accompanies Anakin and Padmé to Naboo when her life is threatened and then to Tatooine when Anakin tries to rescue his mother.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/R/R2-D2.htm (1463 words)

	R2D2 Astromech Droid
		Constructed on the planet Naboo R2-D2 served as one of the astromech units aboard the sleek, silver Royal Starship of Queen Padmé Amidala.
		When the Trade Federation invaded Naboo the Queen fled the planet in her starship, and it was R2-D2 who repaired the ship during the escape, allowing it to enter the safety of hyperspace.
		The droids were not on the surface long before they were captured by native Jawa scavengers, and sold to a local moisture farmer named Owen Lars.
	www.theforceweb.com /r2-d2.shtml (778 words)

	R2-D2, Biography. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The meter-high droid has two treaded legs to provide mobility, and a third leg that can drop down for extra stability on rough terrain.
		The little droid struggles to carry her secret message to Obi-Wan Kenobi, and comes to serve a new master, Luke Skywalker.
		AstroMech Droid on Luke Skywalker's X-Wing fighter during Battle of Yavin.
	www.carmarthenshiretheatres.co.uk /bios/r2d2/bio.phtml (286 words)

	FreiTek E-Wing Starfighter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Directly behind the pilot is a compartment wich holds the astromech droid.
		Unlike in the X-Wing, the astromech droid is completely located inside of the hull of the fighter, and as such is much less vulnerable.
		Unfortunately these new systems are so complicated that a new kind of astromech droid had to be designed to handle them, and much of the cost of the fighter comes from the new systems and droid.
	www.kitsune.addr.com /SF-Conversions/Rifts-SW-Vehicles/E-Wing.htm (1888 words)

	MASSASSI STAR WARS, ARCHIVES, CHARACTERS, R-SERIES ASTROMECH DROID
		The droid was used for calculating coordinates for a single hyperspace jump.
		This droid was more compact and equipped with a wide range of tools.
		While the most affordable of all astromechs, the R5 series lacks the R2's versatility and the R4's reliability.
	massassi.yavin4.com /sw/c_astro.htm (321 words)

	T-65C A2 X-Wing
		After the systems check the droid makes a full report (including no required maintenance, needed repairs and replacements), which is then presented to the person in charge.
		All sensor data is analysed and interpreted by the targeting computer and the astromech droid to provide the pilot with a composite full-colour image via the cockpit holo display.
		Both of these incidents were illustrated when a lack of astromech droids forced a number of missions requiring X-Wings to be scrubbed and thus the Rebels began searching and locating cargo ships carrying R2 units.
	www.galacticempiredatabank.com /X-WingT-65CA2.html (2262 words)

	ToyBox@theLogBook.com: Star Wars - Look, Sir! Droids!
		Sadly for fans of Hasbro's generally accurate sculpts of the droids of the Star Wars universe, some of the many mechanicals featured in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace were released only with vehicles, as limited editions, or in very limited quantities.
		TC-14: a protocol droid serving on the flagship of the Trade Federation's blockade of Naboo, TC-14 correctly deduced that the ambassadors she welcomed aboard were Jedi Knights, setting a momentous chain of events into motion.
		A thin droid with a binocular-shaped head, occasionally referred to as Treadwell, has only been issued as an accessory to the Aunt Beru Commtech figure; that droid had no moving parts, and was more or less a statue.
	www.thelogbook.com /toy/sw-bots (609 words)

	Hyperdyne Labs - Electronics - Astromech Droid Sound Board (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Once your droid hears a voice or sound, he will respond by stitching together random sound snippets to make up a droid sentence!
		If you do not talk to your droid for 5 minutes and the circuit is still on, he will make a special sound for you!
		The second trigger input is unconnected and can be used to trigger the droid sounds using a secondary sensor, i.e.
	www.hyperdynelabs.com /products_elec_droidSound.php (359 words)

	Aurora Force - Aurora Force Encyclopedia -
		Now the personal droid of Kirghy Lommax, was part of the AF's droid complement.
		After the battle which occured between Conceli IX and VIII, the droid formed an attatchment to the then-Lieutenant.
		Now serves as primary maintainance droid for Lommax, but still finds use as astromech droid in Renegade Fleet.
	af.rebelsquadrons.org /members/encyclopedia/droids/drago.php (81 words)

	Star Wars Starfighter \| Starfighter Trap P.3 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The power indicator was not as precise as the astromech droid, but she could tell they were at least at 50 percent strength.
		She felt the astromech droid adjust the ship's attitude, starting to pull out of the dive a second before she was planning to.
		The last droid on her tail fired, some of the bolts hitting her, others streaking off into space or impacting against the carrier's shields.
	www.lucasarts.com /products/starwarsstarfighter/starfighter_flash/trap.htm (2744 words)

	Rebelscum.com: Hi-Resolution Astromech Droid Packs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Two special 5-packs of astromech droids from throughout the Star Wars saga are available from Entertainment Earth.
		Whether they're helping a starpilot fly the spaceways, repairing damaged equipment onboard the Death Star, roaming the settlements on Tatooine, or on standby in the Naboo Fleet, astromech droids are seen all over the place in the Star Wars films.
		Here's a rundown on the droids, complete with which movie they can be spotted in.
	www.rebelscum.com /story/euro/HiResolution_Astromech_Droid_Packs__95364.asp (125 words)

	Hyperdyne Labs - Electronics - Astromech Droid Lights (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		These kits simulate the "logic displays" for your astromech, along with the PSI "eye" lights that cycle between blue/red and yellow/green colors.
		Or we also offer separate assembled PSI light boards with the proper colored LEDs and brightness control pots that you can wire up to your front logic display board.
		The back logic board includes 96 high-intensity white 3mm LEDs that also fade in and out to emulate the astromech back logic display.
	www.hyperdynelabs.com /products_elec_droidLight.php (232 words)

	R2-F6 (Astromech Droid)
		Astromech droids are an integral part of any X-Wing unit.
		Step One: I attached the robotic arm to the front of the droid's body with a small dab of super glue.
		Note: Remember that astromech droids serve a utility purpose and they are not normally shiny and
	members.aol.com /dnjcustoms/r2-f6.html (193 words)

	The Completely Unofficial Star Wars Encyclopedia - A (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		A-B6 this droid was a defacto member of the Farns, although it didn't actually belong to any organic member.
		Measuring 9.75 meters in length, the AAT required four battle droids to operate it: a commander, a pilot, and two gunners.
		The ship was well armed, with a huge laser cannon turret-mounted atop the main section, a pair of range-finding blaster cannons to support the main laser, two anti-personnel blasters mounted with the range-finding weapons, and six projectile launchers.
	www.moseisley.com /swenc/encyc-a.htm (19740 words)

	P2 Series Astromech Droid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The P2 unit was the first non-military astromech droid.
		The droid was by no means as compact as those that would come later, standing nearly 2 meters tall and being rather more stout than IA's later droids.
		The P2 unit was used primarily for repair work and maintenance on bulk cruisers and freighters, which generally travelled only between 2 systems unless the ships owner had become quite wealthy.
	www.swtft.com /droids/p2.html (274 words)

	droids
		Maintenance droid onboard the Jindirian Valley, helps ensure a safe and smooth ride for those looking to emigrate from Coruscant.
		Droid onboard the Marie Celeste, vicim of an unfortunate accident before leaving the cargo hold...
		R4-P17 started off as a traditional R4 unit, complete with the characteristic conical head, when she was nearly destroyed in a trash compactor mishap on Gyndine.
	red6.home.insightbb.com /Aliens/Astromech (547 words)

	EN World - Morrus' D&D / d20 News & Reviews Site - Starting Credits and Droid Creation Rules
		I was thinking that I just swap out the stats that I rolled for the ones in the presented example droid and apply the "racial" modifiers of the second degree droid.
		And I would be an independent Astromech droid.
		From there, you spend the droid's unspent skill points, choose one quirk, and then advance the character by adding heroic levels.
	www.enworld.org /showthread.php?t=79000 (1764 words)

	Coalition Ships
		Most of the extra workload that had been handled by the remainder of the freighter's three-man crew are dealt with now by an astromech droid, which is connected not through a "perch" as in the Union X-Wing or Y-Wing, but via a small, R2-sized co-pilot's chamber within the middle quarter of the ship, itself.
		An astromech perch is situated directly behind the cockpit--much like the Incom X-Wing, the Piranha requires an astromech droid to operate.
		A major innovation first introduced with the Arrow fighter was the Integrated Logic system: rather than dedicate precious design space to the inclusion of an astromech perch, the development team simply used a standard R2 unit's logic and processing components for the ship's on-board computer.
	pathnottaken.freeservers.com /co-ships.html (1619 words)

	ASVS: Previous Topics #15: Exocomp vs. R2 Astromech Droid (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		This was a very unusual debate since the validity of the comparison was hotly contested.
		The Pro-SW side said that trying to compare a prototype droid design by and for a moneyless society to a consumer good that has been in production for more than a century is fruitless.
		· R2 is an astromech droid and therefore his prime function is astronavigation, not repair jobs.
	members.shaw.ca /csstrowbridge/ASVS/PTopics/PR15.html (278 words)

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