For many of us, R2-D2 was one of the first "real" robots we wanted to "get to know" as a robot friend or buddy (sorry C3P0, you were just too opinionated). Tony Dyson was the master builder of R2-D2, and he passed away this past March 4, 2016 at the young age of 68. We would like to take this opportunity to thank him for his inspirational robotic creation.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://community.robotshop.com/index.php/blog/show/tony-dyson-r2-d2