When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Joel Franey Lego R2-D2 (75379) exists, as far as I can see, for two reasons: that the ...

I've built a few advanced LEGO sets, many for IGN. But building the new LEGO R2-D2 was challenging and difficult in a way that those builds were not. This is not a build designed for multitasking, ...

With just a few days left until the newest "Star Wars" movie comes out in theaters, R2-D2 and BB-8 decided to drop by the KCRA 3 studios for a little visit before heading to the Sacramento premiere on ...

Whether you think of him as a sturdy starship mechanic, rascally rebel hero, or handy drinks waiter, every self-respecting Star Wars fan has a soft spot for R2-D2. Thus in 2021 there was clearly no ...

Every Star Wars fan is going to want this. The Lego Star Wars R2-D2 is a pretty good size with some really cool features. At times it’s a challenging build, but fun overall with fantastic results that ...

We’ll have to wait and see how different they are in The Last Jedi, but at least as far as Sphero’s droids are concerned, the BB-9E is functionally identical to the BB-8 in most respects. It has the ...

POCATELLO, Idaho — What started as a senior project for a student enrolled in Idaho State University’s College of Technology Robotics program has evolved into something that many Star Wars fans have ...

Tony Dyson may not be as familiar a name as George Lucas, Carrie Fisher, Peter Mayhew, John Williams, or Ben Burtt, but his contribution to the Star Wars saga is just as important. Today, the man who ...

Robotics company Sphero skyrocketed to popularity in 2015 with the release of BB-8, a miniature iPhone-controlled toy droid modeled after the BB-8 character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. R2-D2 is a ...

Like millions of other kids around the world, after seeing the original trilogy, R2-D2 instantly became my favorite Star Wars character. He seemed like the perfect sidekick, but the real Artoo was ...