R1-series astromech droid
Production information
Manufacturer	Industrial Automaton
Product line	R-series
Model	R1-series astromech droid
Class	Astromech droid
Technical specifications
Height	1.94 meters
Equipment	Manipulator arms
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era Rebellion era New Republic era

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The R1-series astromech droid was Industrial Automaton's first production model of their new consumer-market R-series astromech droid line.

CharacteristicsEdit

It integrated and improved on the developments of the P2 prototype astromech, and was a natural evolution of that model, despite its unconventional appearance. To save on R&D and retooling costs, IA reused the jet black body shells from its long running Mark II reactor drone series. The dense shielding of the heavy shell gave the R1 protection against the most intense radiation. The almost two meter tall droid moved about via a treaded unipod, which was slow and often malfunctioned, stranding the droids where they stood.

The center of the R1's design was the Intellex III computer brain, which contained a comprehensive catalog of 500 starship configurations. In addition, the R1 was the first IA astromech able to calculate navigational coordinates for a single hyperspace jump. They were used in hyperdrive sleds of CloakShape fighters.

HistoryEdit

Due to their cumbersome size (though it was far less cumbersome than the P2-series), R1s were stationed aboard capital ships and large freighters. The droid's array of retractable tools made them adequate technicians, but owners often complained of their obstinate personalities and unreliable method of locomotion. IA promised to address all these issues in their next model, the R2-series.

The cobbled together nature of the R1 did not give off the impression of sophisticated electronics, but IA did use the model to introduce Binary to the market, which became the standard for all inter-droid communications.

AppearancesEdit

• "Single Cell"—Star Wars Tales 7 (Appears in flashback(s))
• Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
• Star Wars Adventures 1: Hunt the Sun Runner
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (First appearance)
• Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope junior novel
• LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Non-canonical appearance)
• LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Non-canonical appearance)
• "Spare Parts"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 11
•  The Politics of Contraband
• The New Rebellion

SourcesEdit

• Dark Empire Sourcebook
• "The History of R-Series Astromech Droids"—Star Wars Adventure Journal 7
• The Essential Guide to Droids
• Star Wars: The Action Figure Archive
• "Standoffs"
• Arms & Equipment Guide
• Episode I: The Visual Dictionary
• The Official Star Wars Fact File 21 (AST1-2, P2 and R1 Astromech Droids)
• The New Essential Guide to Droids
• Star Wars: The Complete Visual Dictionary

External linksEdit

• R1 Unit on Hyperspace (content now obsolete; backup links 1 2 on Archive.org)