Homemade R2D2s

Posted by Miss Cellania in Gadget on June 1, 2009 at 10:38 pm



The Bay Area R2 Builders showed off four fully-functioning R2D2 units at Maker Faire. They cost around $10,000 to build, and take a couple of years of work. Link to video report. Link to website.


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7 comments to "Homemade R2D2s"

  1. Johnny Cat
    June 2nd, 2009 at 12:09 am

    I was wondering when the concept of Battle Bots would meta into creating an R2D2 so precisely. My favorite SW character, I'd be tempted to buy one if I was filthy rich. I love the fire extinguisher detail. And the Zune docking hack was brilliant!

  2. DaveL
    June 2nd, 2009 at 12:29 am

    How can you go through the trouble and expense of building one of these and not have it cool and dispense beer?

  3. Larfin Jackarse
    June 2nd, 2009 at 4:03 am

    PLEASE THINK OF THE CHILDREN!

    There is a naked one in the shot.

  4. Foreigner1
    June 2nd, 2009 at 5:54 am

    Very interesting to see these R2D2's evolve into the real thing as technology gets better and better. And then one fine day somewhere in the future, someone will proudly present a reallife R2D2 that has as much intelligence and capacities as the movie-character. That'll truly be a Wow-Moment.

  5. seefish3
    June 2nd, 2009 at 6:12 am

    The hell with Artoo. I want an obsequious, effeminate C3P0 I can beat with a baseball bat when I get pissed off.

    Ok, that was harsh. But I hate that character.

  6. Legidias
    June 2nd, 2009 at 12:25 pm

    Its not R2-D2 unless theres a midget inside sitting on a tricycle

  7. ted
    June 3rd, 2009 at 8:13 pm

    Fully-functioning? So it repairs x-wings, too?


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