Read more about Commando Droids at: Wikipedia Official Site: Lucasfilm A droid is a fictional robot possessing some degree of artificial intelligence in the Star Wars science-fiction franchise. Coined by special effects artist John Stears, the term is a clipped form of "android", a word originally reserved for robots designed to look and act like a human. The word "droid" has been a registered trademark of Lucasfilm Ltd since 1977. Droids are performed using a variety of methods, including robotics, actors inside costumes (in one case, on stilts), and computer animation. Lucasfilm registered "droid" as a trademark in 1977. The term was also used for the Lucasfilm projects EditDroid, a non-linear editing system, and SoundDroid, an early digital audio workstation. The name "Omnidroid" was used with permission of Lucasfilm for the 2004 Pixar movie, The Incredibles.
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Commando Droids
