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Sieff, Martin (November 3, 2006). "Phalanx Has a Future". Spacewar.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012 . Retrieved October 2, 2017. Child, Ben (19 November 2014). "The missing piece: Star Wars' R2-D2 originally a key character in The Lego Movie". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 28 February 2018 . Retrieved 2 April 2018. R2-D2 appeared in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, with actor Jimmy Vee taking over the role from Kenny Baker, who retired from the role due to his age and health. Baker died in August 2016. [8] [9]

a b "Deep Roy Biography". Archived from the original on October 15, 2016 . Retrieved March 30, 2016. In the second season finale of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian, R2-D2 accompanies Luke Skywalker as he goes to retrieve Grogu to be trained as a Jedi. Disney and Random House announce relaunch of Star Wars Adult Fiction line". StarWars.com. April 25, 2014. Archived from the original on May 14, 2016 . Retrieved May 26, 2016.The 8 Nerdiest Roles of Deep Roy". The Robot's Voice. 6 March 2012. Archived from the original on 14 April 2016 . Retrieved March 30, 2016. R2-D2 ( / ˌ ɑːr . t uː ˈ d iː t uː/) or Artoo-Detoo [1] is a fictional robot character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. He has appeared in ten of the eleven theatrical Star Wars films to date, including every movie in the original trilogy, prequel trilogy, and sequel trilogy. [a] At various points throughout the course of the films, R2, an astromech droid, is a friend to C-3PO, Padmé Amidala, Anakin Skywalker, Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. R2-D2 and his companion C-3PO are the only characters to appear in every theatrical Star Wars film, with the exception of Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018).

Chris Hamilton (28 March 2014). "Star Wars: The Muppet Connection". starwars.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2021 . Retrieved 1 January 2021. For The Force Awakens, producer Kathleen Kennedy hired two fans, Lee Towersey and Oliver Steeples, to build new R2-D2 robots for the film, after being impressed by their working replicas that were brought to Star Wars Celebration Europe in 2013. [36] littleBits kits are recommended for ages 8+. The app is perfect for how kids learn, and the magnetic circuits almost assemble themselves, so they are easy for young kids to create a “successful” project. Teens will be able to create more advanced sequences and work on problem solving, and adults will enjoy creating inventions on their own, or working together with kids to learn and develop STEM/STEAM skills. You are only limited by your imagination to the things you can create with littleBits. In the various Star Wars novels and comics, the droid duo have played a small but significant role. In the Expanded Universe novel The Swarm War, R2-D2 inadvertently helps Luke and Leia come to grips with their heritage when an electronic glitch unearths long-concealed images of Anakin relating his fear of losing Padmé, and of Padmé's death. Harryhausen, Ray (2003). Ray Harryhausen: an animated life: adventures in fantasy. London: Aurum. p.270. ISBN 1-85410-940-5. contrary to what some critics said at the time, Bubo was invented before R2-D2.

The sound effects for R2-D2's "voice" were created by sound designer Ben Burtt, using an ARP 2600 analog synthesizer, as well as his own vocalizations processed through other effects. [33] Original props of R2-D2 and C-3PO are used as Audio-Animatronics in the queue area of Disneyland's Star Tours–The Adventures Continue attraction. The Other R2-D2". Star Wars Insider. April 2008. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help) R2-D2 was inducted into the Robot Hall of Fame in 2003 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A replica can be seen at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh. The Smithsonian Institution included R2-D2 in its list of 101 Objects that Made America. [37] In 2022 R2-D2 was surveyed as being the most popular movie robot in the United States. [38] McMillan, Graeme (November 8, 2014). "R2-D2 Was Almost in 'The Lego Movie', Directors Say". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023 . Retrieved April 2, 2018. Wallace, Daniel. (2002). Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Characters. Del Rey. p.138. ISBN 0-345-44900-2. Note: Canon sources are mixed as to whether R2-D2 has a gender, but Wallace (an official source) indicates that the droid has masculine programming.

Around the same time that A New Hope was being shot, Ray Harryhausen had already created "Bubo" for the 1981 film Clash of the Titans. In the film, Bubo is a mechanical metal owl that flies heavily and communicates through whistles and tweets. Harryhausen denied a relation. [3] [4]I made this one with the the trashcan below, but you can also get a bigger size if you want to make a laundry hamper. You could even buy one of those plastic cup tumblers and use the decals to make your own R2D2 cup! Barber, Marianne (February 16, 2022). "Most Popular Movie Robot in Every U.S. State". mroelectric.com. Archived from the original on February 7, 2023 . Retrieved April 4, 2022.