Following the recent release of Star Wars: The Acolyte, fans want to know if the popular astromech droid R2-D2 appears in the series. R2-D2 played a significant role in the franchise by serving as a ...

Star Wars sound designer Ben Burtt created the character’s high-pitched, electronic chattering by combining his own voice and ...

To this day, one of the biggest questions Star Wars fans have is how Boba Fett was defeated in Return of the Jedi. How the heck was the most famous bounty hunter in the galaxy defeated by a blind guy ...

The lovable Star Wars droid is helping to shed light on why some bird species are better at mimicking sounds than others ...

In the official Star Wars canon, R2-D2 and Darth Vader actually fought one-on-one in a story some fans might have nearly a ...

Luke Skywalker may have fired the fatal shots that destroyed the Death Star in the original Star Wars, but for much of the movie, the fate of the entire galaxy rested on R2-D2. We don’t really think ...

It's been nearly two years since Sphero introduced its app-controlled BB-8, a replica of the cute rolling droid that first appeared in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. That toy quickly became one of the ...

One thing that helped Tesla stock buck the market trend was a price target hike from Stifel analyst Stephen Gengaro. On Sunday, he took his target to $508 from $483 and kept his Buy rating on shares, ...

You know I can't help but like Star Wars. Even with the new stuff, I watch it. Recently, I was watching the Clone Wars cartoon and noticed something odd about the way R2-D2 flies. I know what you are ...

Former writer for Game Rant, Grown Gaming, and GameCola. Dan watches movies and TV shows sometimes, which tends to be helpful when writing about them. He's also an avid player of video games, but ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. R2-D2 — Star Wars’ beloved droid — is now officially a Tamagotchi toy, letting you take a ...