Droid s are robots seen in Star Wars , Doctor Who , and Ben 10 and is a registered trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd. [1] Prominent examples of droids in Star Wars include R2-D2 and C-3PO. R2-D2 is an astromech droid, a class of droid used aboard spaceships for repairs and navigational computing. Protocol droids assist in communications and etiquette, and can also carry out administrative tasks; [2] the protocol droid C-3PO is "fluent in six million forms of communication". [3] Most protocol droids have a humanoid shape similar to that of the people around whom they work. The word droid originated as a contraction of "android"; in the novelization of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope , the word is spelled with an apostrophe ('droid ).

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Critical response and popular culture

The Mel Brooks film Spaceballs parodies C-3PO with the character Dot Matrix, who acts as Princess Vespa's "droid of honour".

The Lego Mindstorms line includes a "droid developer" kit with which builders can construct and program an R2-D2-like robot.

References

1. http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/droid
2. protocol droid
3. The Science of Star Wars: An Astrophysicist's Independent Examination of Space Travel, Aliens, Planets, and Robots as Portrayed in the Star Wars Films and Books