The 2015 Israeli sci-fi comedy OMG, I'm a Robot! features "Robo Joseph" – a " Jewish R2-D2" dubbed by Rob Schneider. [ citation needed] R2-D2 was inducted into the Robot Hall of Fame in 2003 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A replica can be seen at the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh. The Smithsonian Institution included R2-D2 in its list of 101 Objects that Made America. [37] In 2022 R2-D2 was surveyed as being the most popular movie robot in the United States. [38] In the Latin American Spanish dubbing of the Star Wars films, the name R2-D2 is pronounced as "Arturito" (Little Arthur), which sounds similar to the English pronunciation. [45] El verdadero nombre de R2-D2". wordpress.com. February 8, 2012. Archived from the original on July 9, 2017 . Retrieved December 22, 2016.

In issue No. 12 of Star Wars: Legacy, R2-D2 is revealed to have survived the resulting 88 years after his last appearance and has been upgraded to the latest technology. In this series, he now serves another member of the Skywalker family – reluctant Jedi Cade Skywalker. In 2015, Hasbro released a Bop It game using the design of R2-D2 on September 4, 2015 for "Force Friday". The top part of the unit (his head) becomes the 'Bop It' button, the bottom part of his head becomes the 'Twist It' and his legs are the 'Pull It'. The game is based on the Bop It Micro Series and the voice is replaced with voice recordings from C-3PO. Instead of the game saying "I'm going to sleep." before the unit shuts off, this version says "I'll just switch off for a while." [42]R2-D2 appears in Marvel's 2015 Star Wars comic series, which is set between the films of the original trilogy. He also appears briefly in the miniseries Star Wars: Shattered Empire.

a b "Deep Roy Biography". Archived from the original on October 15, 2016 . Retrieved March 30, 2016. R2-D2 appeared in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, with actor Jimmy Vee taking over the role from Kenny Baker, who retired from the role due to his age and health. Baker died in August 2016. [8] [9] Wallace, Daniel. (2002). Star Wars: The Essential Guide to Characters. Del Rey. p.138. ISBN 0-345-44900-2. Note: Canon sources are mixed as to whether R2-D2 has a gender, but Wallace (an official source) indicates that the droid has masculine programming. Disney and Random House announce relaunch of Star Wars Adult Fiction line". StarWars.com. April 25, 2014. Archived from the original on May 14, 2016 . Retrieved May 26, 2016. The Other R2-D2". Star Wars Insider. April 2008. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help)Cameron K McEwan (November 16, 2015). "Doctor Who actor Jimmy Vee is the new R2-D2 in Star Wars Episode 8". Metro. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015 . Retrieved December 22, 2015. Direct from a galaxy far, far away comes thisnew pre-built versionof the R2-D2 interactive droidfrom Droid Depot at Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge. The legendary Star Wars character features authentic lights, sounds, and integrated Bluetooth technology so it will always be at your command. German Professor Who Is A Hardcore Star Wars Fan Has Just Repainted An Observatory Into R2-D2". Bored Panda. 25 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2019-11-22 . Retrieved 2019-11-16. The sound effects for R2-D2's "voice" were created by sound designer Ben Burtt, using an ARP 2600 analog synthesizer, as well as his own vocalizations processed through other effects. [33] Original props of R2-D2 and C-3PO are used as Audio-Animatronics in the queue area of Disneyland's Star Tours–The Adventures Continue attraction. In the Italian version of the original trilogy, R2-D2 was named "C1-P8". [46] Anglicisms were not common in the Italian language during the 1970s and 1980s, and the names of various characters were changed to be easier to pronounce and recognize for Italian speakers. Some of these changes were reverted in the dubbing of the prequel and sequel trilogies, where the original name R2-D2 was used instead. Other name changes in the Italian version of the original trilogy include C-3PO, Han Solo, Leia Organa and Darth Vader, who were called respectively "D-3BO", "Ian Solo", "Leila Organa" and "Dart Fener" (or "Lord Fener").

In Star Wars, R2-D2 and C-3PO ( Anthony Daniels) are both introduced on board the Tantive IV, along with Princess Leia ( Carrie Fisher) of Alderaan, when they are being pursued upon by Darth Vader (portrayed by David Prowse, voiced by James Earl Jones) aboard an Imperial Star Destroyer. Leia inserts into R2-D2 an information disc containing the plans for the Death Star battle station, and encodes a distress message on the droid's holographic projector. The droids then escape in a pod that crashes on Tatooine near Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi's ( Alec Guinness) desert abode. With the 2012 acquisition of Lucasfilm by The Walt Disney Company, most of the licensed Star Wars novels and comics produced since the originating 1977 film Star Wars were rebranded as Star Wars Legends and declared non-canon to the franchise in April 2014. [11] [13] [14] Harryhausen, Ray (2003). Ray Harryhausen: an animated life: adventures in fantasy. London: Aurum. p.270. ISBN 1-85410-940-5. contrary to what some critics said at the time, Bubo was invented before R2-D2. R2-D2 ( / ˌ ɑːr . t uː ˈ d iː t uː/) or Artoo-Detoo [1] is a fictional robot character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. He has appeared in ten of the eleven theatrical Star Wars films to date, including every movie in the original trilogy, prequel trilogy, and sequel trilogy. [a] At various points throughout the course of the films, R2, an astromech droid, is a friend to C-3PO, Padmé Amidala, Anakin Skywalker, Leia Organa, Luke Skywalker, and Obi-Wan Kenobi. R2-D2 and his companion C-3PO are the only characters to appear in every theatrical Star Wars film, with the exception of Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018). Ewan McGregor, who portrayed Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, said in an interview, "As soon as R2-D2 comes on the set, everyone goes a bit silly." He said "there is something about him that makes you feel great affection for him". In the DVD audio commentary for Revenge of the Sith, George Lucas says R2-D2 is his favorite character, and that it is intentional that R2-D2 saves the day at least once in every film.

In the second season finale of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian, R2-D2 accompanies Luke Skywalker as he goes to retrieve Grogu to be trained as a Jedi. Williams, Andrew (May 19, 2005). "Kenny Baker". Metro. Associated Newspapers. Archived from the original on 2020-04-04 . Retrieved 2009-01-28. Meet Grant Imahara from MythBusters". mouser.com. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017 . Retrieved March 30, 2016. R2-D2 makes a guest appearance with C-3PO, Luke Skywalker (and Mark Hamill) and Chewbacca in an episode of The Muppet Show. In an early script to 2014's The Lego Movie, R2-D2 was set to be one of the main characters, but was written out due to the directors failing to obtain the rights to the character. [15] [16] Production [ edit ] A fan-made R2-D2

Brummer, Alicia (January 1991). "Deep Roy – Alive in the Valley". Sand to Sea. Archived from the original on March 29, 2016 . Retrieved March 30, 2016. Please note: The App is complimentary and may be modified or discontinued at any time for any reason without notice. Missions is a set of prompts that walks you through the programming elements. It introduces you to the programming interface and arranging the different commands to do what you want. It's a very helpful mode that can help show you some useful techniques you might not immediately figure out, like linking multiple commands to work simultaneously, and repeating commands with one tile by tapping the number on the corner.R2-D2 appears in the sixth and seventh episodes of The Mandalorian spin-off series The Book of Boba Fett. After Grogu decides to abandon his Jedi training, Luke has R2-D2 fly Grogu to Tatooine in his X-wing starfighter so that he may be reunited with his guardian, Din Djarin ( Pedro Pascal). Radio-controlled units were extensively utilized for the Prequel trilogy due to advances in technology, though Baker was still used in some scenes. R2-D2 had three principal operators: Don Bies, [27] [28] Jolyon Bambridge [29] [30] and Grant Imahara. [31] [32]