R2-D2

R2-D2 is a fictional robot character from the Star Wars franchise—a small, cylindrical droid that communicates through beeps and whistles.

The name has become shorthand for any compact, capable robot or automated helper: The new vacuum cleaner is like a little R2-D2 rolling around the house.

character

beeps

Short electronic sounds

Leia · C-3PO · Obi-Wan · Anakin · companion · loyal · brave · resourceful · blue · white

starwars

galaxy

Gravitationally bound stellar mass

  • rebellionDefiance of established power
  • EmpireSovereign's extensive domain
  • JediForce-wielding space monk

Sith · Yoda · lightsaber · starship · X-wing · Millennium Falcon · Tatooine · Naboo · Clone Wars · prequel

function

repair

Restore to working order

computer · starfighter · copilot · navigation · data · memory · tools · extinguisher · electroshock · periscope

Categories
Opposites
communication style

R2-D2C-3PO

HAL 9000 · protocol droid · KITT · Data · Ultron

robot temperament in fiction

R2-D2HAL 9000

Spaceship's deadly AI

Ultron · Terminator · Megatron · Skynet · Daleks

Family

droid

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G