The cutting-edge robot will be very similar to everyone’s favorite droid, R2-D2. Unlike Rosie from the Jetsons or R2-D2’s pal, C-3PO, this robot will not be human-like at all.

The Robotics program has one fully constructed R2-D2 robot and another that’s under construction that program director Shane Slack said is hopeful will be done in time for September’s Snake ...

A robot designed with the sole purpose of precision will only follow a set path to a certain goal and (in the case of R2D2) has seven independent computer-controlled motors to guide its way.

Both R2-D2 and the new robot character, BB-9E ($149.99) can watch Star Wars movies with you and will react to their favorite parts (the app listens for the key moments and triggers the response on ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- An interactive robot has been added to the medical staff at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. NAO has been programmed to do all things fun.

Hammer's R2-D2 robot has become a fan favorite here, as well. Each time Hammer brings R2-D2 into the health center, the mechanical robot draws a crowd from all the children who see it.

After conferring with other autism experts at the event, Boerio decided he wanted the robot to be an integral part of the 26-year-old not-for-profit center’s social-emotional curriculum, he ...

What’s the possibility that the future of androids will partly turn on a federal judge’s view of C-3PO, R2-D2, WALL-E and other famous robots appearing in movies?

Meet R2D2, The Eye Surgeon The robot, Robotic Retinal Dissection Device, or R2D2, operates from a single hole in the patient's eye, traveling in and out to make incisions, even as the eye moves.

A floating robot head built with the personality of the “Star Wars” droid R2D2 is scheduled to head into space early Friday to join astronauts on the International Space Station.Known as CIMON ...