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"A mechanical and/or electronic construct designed and put into service to assist organic life."
──────────── Cybot Galactica Design Team Operations Manual
The galaxy is home to a large variety of droids from Astromechs to Medical. There might even be a kind of droid you've never even heard of! If that's the case, you've come to the right place. Here's a quick rundown on (wo)man's best-robotic-friend!
MEDICAL
- known as class one and deals with medicine, math and physics - had the ability to automatically determine the severity of injuries, medication needed and side effects. - built-in tool extensions used for surgery - most notably seen on the planet Kamino
ASTROMECH
- known as class two and designed for the technical sciences - repair droid that served as mechanics on starships - known as a class two droid - speak through clicks and beeps known as binary - most famous astromech droids include R2-D2 and Chopper (a C-1 series astromech droid from Star Wars: Rebels)
EXPLORATION
- known as class two and designed for the technical sciences - small and made for tough terrain and travel - they were used to explore asteroid fields, possible hyperspace lanes, and even deep space. - a notable exploration droid was BD-1 from Star Wars: Fallen Order
PROTOCOL
- known as class three, and designed to interact with humans - protocol droids were programmed for diplomacy, often with the knowledge of millions of different languages and cultures. - they were mainly used by ambassadors and diplomats. - C3-PO, built by Anakin Skywalker and gifted to Padme Amidala, is an example of these droids
COMBAT/ASSASSIN
- known as class four and programmed for all kinds of physical altercations - used by assassins to eliminate their targets - the only class whose programming allows the explicit harming of organic life
GENERAL LABOUR
- known as class five, and responsible for all menial tasks - the most common droids encounter in the star wars universe - they are responsible for tasks such as construction, cleaning, general upkeep and urban maintenance
