In the world of Star Wars, robots (or droids as they are known) mostly assist organic lifeforms, rather than completely replace them. R2-D2 and C3PO in A New Hope Lucasfilms/IMDB.

Beloved "Star Wars" robots wouldn't fare too well in the real-life desert, according to an analysis in the journal Science Robotics — but they may be onto something with their iconic beeping ...

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Star Wars’ robots are much-loved characters, who can shed light on the future of automation. In the films, they exist mostly to assist rather than replace humans - and like us, they are prone to ...

Sphero, the Boulder firm behind Star Wars’ BB-8 toy robot, adds another $35.4 million from investors Sphero’s BB-8 droid joined Star Wars push to spur U.S. toy industry grow ...

"Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II" is a go. Days after the Adult Swim show landed a best animated series Emmy nomination for its "Star Wars" episode, the cable network is moving ahead with a ...

The "Star Wars" robots R2-D2 and BB-8 are the droids that NASA is looking for — "astromechs" that can help repair spaceships on the fly, a NASA robotics engineer says. Future NASA robots might ...

Beloved "Star Wars" robots wouldn't fare too well in the real-life desert, according to an analysis in the journal Science Robotics — but they may be onto something with their iconic beeping ...