Astromech droid

At the Resistance base located on D'Qar, you can see a collection of R-series and BB-series astromech droids. Mechs, more formally known as astromech droids or astro droids, functioned as automated technicians on various types of starships, acting as a kind of repair droid. These small droids had tool-tipped appendages that were stored inside them. Starfighters frequently depended on astromech copilots for managing the distribution of power and controlling flight systems. When placed in an astromech socket exposed to the harshness of space, these droids were capable of calculating hyperspace jumps and carrying out basic repair tasks, in addition to their piloting duties. The astromedic combined the functions of a medical droid and an astromech.

A view of the exposed head of an astromech The majority of astromechs communicated through a distinct code of bleeps, clicks, and similar noises, also known as binary; they could also communicate in writing by using another computer system. However, some droids, like the protocol droid C-3PO, were capable of translating binary into other languages, and could comprehend the binary code used by astromechs.

Typically, astromech droids measured 0.93 meters in height, although the R-series droids from the R2 line and later models were slightly taller, standing at just over a meter. However, the P2 astromech prototype had a height comparable to that of a human.

Droids of the R-series were equipped with three wheeled legs. The BB-series astromech droids that followed were designed with a spherical shape, enabling them to roll. Some astromechs, for example OC-JK14, used treadwells for movement. Although this design was once widespread in the Outer Rim Territories, it had become less common by 35 ABY.