This custom-made Star Wars R2-D2 droid wants to clean your home. Video screenshot by Bonnie Burton/CNET Sure, you could clean your home using Samsung's Stormtrooper robot vacuum cleaner .

Boulder toy-robot maker Sphero has tapped its engineering force to bring to life the robot the world has loved for 40 years: R2-D2. The iconic Star Wars droid plus new guy BB-9E were unveiled Thurs… ...

Sphero’s new Star Wars robot brings the evil BB-9E droid to life before The Last Jedi release. THERE’S one way to get a preview of Star Wars: The Last Jedi before its December release, and it ...

Building your own robot has never been easier. There are complete kits sold on sites like Trossen, and the Lego version is both easy to learn and surprisingly powerful.But R2D2 builders aren't working ...

Scientists have looked into the feasibility of lovable droids like BB-8 and R2-D2, and find they're good for more than just pushing a plot forward. Star Wars robots like R2-D2, C3PO could help you ...

A star is born! We learn how R2D2, the robot in Star Wars, got his name and why he's such a beloved character. This story originally aired May 25 on Weekend Edition Sunday.

LONDON (Reuters) - British Star Wars actor Kenny Baker, who played the robot R2-D2 in six of the films, has died aged 81, Baker's niece told the BBC on Saturday. Baker, who was three feet, eight ...

R2-D2 robot is a fun pop-culture project students can relate to. But it’s also a teaching tool that lets students use what they’ve learned through the construction process on other robotic ...

Kenny Baker, the 3-foot, 8-inch actor who played beloved robot R2-D2 in six Star Wars films beginning with the 1977 original, has died at his home in Preston, England following a lengthy illness.

A professor known for lectures on science fiction has given his university’s observatory a make-over by turning the exterior into a giant replica of “Star Wars” robot R2D2.

Kenny Baker, the British actor who rose to fame by playing the robot R2-D2 in six “Star Wars” films, died Saturday. He was 81.His death was confirmed by a spokeswoman for Lucasfilm, the ...