Droid

A droid is a kind of robot, specifically an intelligent robot as seen in the fictional Star Wars universe and sometimes Doctor Who, and has a minority appearance in Ben 10. More specifically, droids are defined as self-aware robots, although this does not imply sentience. Examples of Famous droids in film include R2-D2 and C-3PO of the Star Wars Universe, and less famous droids include: 2-1B medic, EV-9D9, the Trade Federation battle droid and super battle droid, Imperial probe droid, K-3PO, HK-47, HK-50, G0-T0, T3-M4, R4-P17, R4-D7, and the IG-88. In the Star Wars universe, droids are used for many different purposes. Astromech droid (or Astrodroids) such as R2-D2 are used aboard starship for myriad purposes, including repair work and serving as central processing units or navcomputers for ships inherently lacking such, such as X-Wing. Protocol droid like C-3PO are used for diplomatic affairs and for translating. The two leading droid manufacturers are Cybot Galactica and... full article at wikipedia