Hydromech droid
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A hydromech droid was a droid designed to locate and extract water from underground sources such as aquifers. Appendages included a retractable vertical sounding array and filtered moisture extractor. Sediment was dispersed from a top-mounted exhaust pipe. It also performed maintenance duties on GX-8 vaporators.
One particular model used on Tatooine was the M-HYD binary hydromech droid.
[edit] Behind the scenes
The Star Wars Customizable Card Game first identified this type of droid as a "hydroponics" droid, however, the term "hydromech" was later coined for the Databank.
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (First appearance)
[edit] Sources
Star Wars Customizable Card Game – A New Hope Limited (Card: M-HYD "Binary" Droid) (First identified as hydroponics droid)
M-HYD droid in the Databank (First identified as Hydromech droid)
