Droids is a term used in the Star Wars Universe and refers to the Android characters featured in the franchise.
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Why didn't PROXY have/use these combat modules?
Why didn't PROXY have/use these combat modules: for example General Grievous or Mace Windu or even Yoda? Grievous would be a great challenge, Windu as well and Yoda? Would they be too hard, and that's ...
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Was prejudice against droids common in the Star Wars universe- or was it just the bartender [later identified as 'Wuher'] at the Cantina?
"We don't serve their kind" is certainly a bit prejudicial- but are these commonly held views in this universe? We don't see it happen anywhere else in the films- but is it implied elsewhere?
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Do droids have consciousness?
Is the question of droid consciousness ever addressed in canon sources? Are they self aware or do they merely pass the turing test by seeming self aware?
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Is it true that C-3PO was anatomically correct?
I have heard the rumor from a couple of people into SciFi (and some chain emails over the years), that C-3PO was not simply humanoid looking but anatomically correct - in crude terms, the costume had ...
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How would featuring R2D2 alienate the New Republic Government?
According to the Wookieepedia article on the R2-Series astromech droid:
Ever since the droid came to the public's attention shortly after the
destruction of the first Death Star, despite having ...
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How many R2 droid units were there according to canon?
We know that most Star Wars droids were designated using 4 letters of High Galactic alphabet (which is basically Latin so base 36 including numbers).
Then, the upper bounds on named R2 units would ...
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Is there only one R2D2 droid in the galaxy or were other R2D2 droids made?
I know there are different versions of R2 droids but are there multiples of each version of those droids? In other words were there any other R2D2 droids manufactured in the galaxy or is there only ...
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Do the different colors of the R2 units denote any specific differences?
Through out the Star Wars series we catch glimpses of different R2 units. Many of them are styled differently than R2-D2. Is there any listed standard that has an indication of differences in the ...
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What's the difference between cyborgs and androids?
On Star Trek, Commander Data is not human, he's an android, not a cyborg. I thought cyborgs looked human (like terminator) but droids looked more robot than human (like C3PO).
Is this an official ...
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What kind of droid replaced Luke Skywalker's Hand?
What kind of droid replaced Luke Skywalker's hand at the end of Empire Strikes Back?
Does a Protocol Droid have the kind of expertise needed for that?
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Is there a canonical textual representation of Binary?
R2D2 (and several similar Astromech droids) are generally not equipped with a vocabulator, and instead communicate using a well-established series of electronic beeps, "bloops," buzzes, chirps, ...
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Why Can't R2-D2 Talk?
Anyone who has written software with any complexity knows the importance of logging clearly readable error messages to make debugging easier. Cryptic or short error messages like "Error #5" won't ...
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Are droids a ‘he/she’ or an ‘it’?
Inspired by this question. Are droids in the Star Wars universe referred to with gendered pronouns (i.e. he or she), or are they referred to as objects (i.e. it)?
