After a beat, something cuter emerged from back stage: two knee-high robots reminiscent of Star Wars’ R2-D2 waddled out ... tools and AI models to test robot applications.

As a kid, [Wes] always dreamed of building a full-size, functional R2-D2 droid from Star Wars. While most youthful aspirations such as this fall to the wayside amid adult responsibilities and ...

French tech startup Blue Frog Robotics has created BUDDY, a family-oriented household robot. The design was inspired by robots from pop culture like R2-D2 from "Star Wars" and Disney's "WALL-E." ...