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RX-Series pilot droid

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RX-Series pilot droid

Production information
Manufacturer	Industrial Automaton^[1] Reubens Robotic Systems^[2]
Model	RX-Series pilot droid^[2]
Class	Second-degree pilot droid^[1]
Technical specifications
Sensor color	Blue,^[3] white when illuminated^[4]
Plating color	Brushed metal and gold with blue trim^[5]
Equipment	3 clawed arms^[6] Heuristic processor^[6] 2 photoreceptors^[7] Repulsorlift^[6] Vocabulator^[6]
Chronological and political information
Era(s)	Rise of the Empire era^[8] Rebellion era^[9]

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RX-series pilot droids were droids designed by Industrial Automaton and Reubens Robotic Systems.

1 Description
2 Role
3 History
4 Appearances
5 Sources
6 Notes and references
- 6.1 In other languages

DescriptionEdit

RX droids shared at least some features in common with the R-series astromech droids produced by Industrial Automaton, such as a cylindrical body.^[6] However, whereas an astromech droid body was a single width and terminated in three wheeled legs,^[10] the RX pilot droid featured three wide, disc-like section separated by accordion connecting material and a narrow base that^[3] flared out to form a repulsorlift platform. This platform afforded RX droids the ability to hover at the speed of an average Human at a run. The RX-Series pilot droid manipulated starship controls and other elements of its environment with three clawed appendages; the multiple limbs also made such droid pilots more versatile than humanoids with only two fine manipulators.^[6] Of these arms, the topmost attached at the left side of the first major body section under the head, the second attached to the right of the middle body section, and the third attached to the right side of the accordion-like base. The arms were articulated in three places: the shoulder, elbow, and wrist. The two right-hand limbs ended in pincer-like gold claws, while the leftmost manipulator featured a thick third digit as well.^[3]

The RX head could swivel along a wide arc.^[5] It was more humanoid than that of Industrial Automaton's astromech lines.^[6] The head was roughly semi-circular, shaped like a domed helmet.^[6] Toward the droid's anterior, the head flattened into a face that sported two blue photoreceptors and a round speaker.^[3] Spaced like humanoid eyes, the photoreceptors shone a bright white when illuminated; they blinked on and off and the speaker flashed when an RX unit talked.^[5] An RX droid could lower a retractable, hinged visor over its photoreceptors.^[5] Each RX droid sported a circle, divided into eight sectors, on each side of the head.^[3]

Common color combinations for RX-Series droids featured brushed metal for most parts of the droid, accented by gold claws, a gold section at the top half of the face, a gold speaker, and a gold neck ring. Accents in another color were also common, including gold, blue,^[3] and red.^[4] The connecting material between body sections was black.^[3] The visor could be blue or red.^[4]

RoleEdit

The RX-Series pilot droid was a second-degree droid,^[6] a type intended to assist organic beings with spaceflight and vehicle or starship maintenance.^[11] Each unit came equipped with a heuristic processor,^[6] which allowed them to learn and solve problems creatively,^[12] and a vocabulator to facilitate communication.^[6]

They were a common droid designed to serve both as copilots for organics, and as primary pilots in jobs that were too menial for living beings. The RX-series was made to to interact with organics, and thus had generally amicable personalities; they tended to develop personalities more quickly than other droids.^[6]

HistoryEdit

Most spaceports had at least a few RX-series droids to help move docked starships, pilot supply skiffs, or take chartered flights through well-traveled regions. They were frequently used as pilots by space tourism companies,^[1] including the Star Tours travel agency, which used them aboard their StarSpeeder 3000 passenger transports; one RX-series droid used by this company was RX-24.^[5] During the Clone Wars, Commander Griebs Kispaugh's shuttle was piloted an RX-series droid designated as Z-37.^[13]