Shown during Rivian's recent Autonomy Day presentation, the R2's exterior is a homage to R2-D2 from Star Wars.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: Joel Franey Lego R2-D2 (75379) exists, as far as I can see, for two reasons: that the ...

When Star Wars debuted in 1977, it marked a major departure from the depiction of sci-fi robots. R2-D2 was a cylindrical, round-headed, three-legged “astromech” droid that communicated in whistles, ...

The Rebellion still finds a purpose for the astromech droid, with him and his good friend, C-3PO, becoming part of the crew of the Tantive IV at the end of Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith. However, ...

European starlings were the best at imitating R2-D2's multphonic sounds because they can control both sides of both sides of the syrinx independently, the researchers say. Pexels Birds have shown the ...