battle droid

Automated combat machine

A battle droid is an autonomous robot soldier, typically mass-produced and programmed for combat.

The term comes from the Star Wars universe, where battle droids serve as expendable infantry for various factions.

In broader use, battle droid describes any military robot designed to fight: The science fiction novel imagined armies of battle droids replacing human soldiers.

Related

clanker · metallic · marching · programmed · soldier · laser · Star Wars · Phantom Menace · combat · trooper · swarm · factory · armor · invasion · tactical · destroyer · infantry · obedient

Opposites
organic vs mechanical combatant

battle droidclone trooper

Genetically identical soldier copy

Jedi Knight · living being · meatbag

autonomous vs controlled military unit

battle droidfree agent

Unsigned professional seeking employment

mercenary

combatant vs non-combatant

battle droidprotocol droid

Robot for diplomacy and languages

C-3PO · R2-D2

Family

battle, droid, battles, battled, battling, battler, battleship, battlefield, battleground

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Rated PG