Ophthalmologists come in all shapes and sizes. But this tiny Robotic Retinal Dissection Device (aptly named "R2D2"), is the smallest we've seen so far. What's more, it operates from inside a single ...

R2D2 supports 13 known "secure delete" methods that apps and malware are known to use. The reason R2D2 supports "secure delete" applications alongside data-wiping malware is because malware authors ...

Do you have a Geekling who wants to be R2D2 for Halloween? Is your Geekling older than a toddler and therefore can't really fit the commercially-available costumes? In 2008, right on the heels of ...

Coloradan Eric Olsen spent years built his own R2D2 from scratch and loves showing it off at events like this weekend's Aurora Mini-Con. Jaw-dropping awe is the face that greets R2D2 everywhere he ...

Drug development is a time-consuming and expensive business. Notoriously, it takes over 10 years and costs around $2 billion to bring one drug to market — and around 90% of candidate drugs fail during ...

R2D2 was a droid with incredible resources for data storage, navigation, and even defense, but no one ever bothered to install translation capabilities. After looking at some of the amazing footage of ...

Having a dedicated automaton as a sidekick may have once been possible only for the Luke Skywalkers of the world, but luckily for us, a couple decals and smart vacuum machines have turned the tables ...

A group of unknown graffiti artists in Prague have transformed an unsightly air vent for a nuclear shelter into the Star Wars robot R2D2, it's reported. The vent is one of two in the Folimanka park in ...

Everyone is absolutely in love with BB-8, the new rolling droid from The Force Awakens. He (or is it she?) is definitely the breakout star of The Force Awakens and has quickly become a fan favorite.

Kenny Baker, the man who brought R2D2 to life in six Star Wars films, has died. His official website puts his age at 81. The British actor, who stood three feet eight inches tall, had been battling a ...

In the early 1890s, some fans of William Shakespeare brought about 100 European starlings to the United States. Shakespeare often wrote about starlings, and the group wanted to introduce the birds to ...