Astronauts aboard the International Space Station will soon be joined by a crew of free-flying mini-robots inspired by the Jedi training droids that Luke Skywalker practiced his light saber skills ...

Miniature satellites resembling the flying robot that helped Luke Skywalker with his light saber training are now serving as mission control's eyes and ears aboard the International Space Station.

A Viper-series probe (left) from 'Star Wars,' and one of the U.S. military's MQ-1 Predator drones (right). (Image credit: Anita Rahman) If it weren't for a so-called probe droid, the Rebels may ...

No one is too surprised to meet robots on the International Space Station - but a 'Star Wars' floating ball with an Android smartphone and multiple cameras aboard may turn heads.

An curved arrow pointing right. "Star Wars" showed us a world where droids are part of everyone's daily lives. They move around at will co-existing with people around them. This new flying drone ...

As the latest installment of the "Star Wars" saga hits theaters this week, audiences will once again journey into a futuristic world of spaceships, humanoid robots, and laser weapons. But some of ...

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Japanese travelers will soon have another Star Wars-themed airliner to fly on as Japan’s largest airline, All Nippon Airlines (ANA), is about to launch a Boeing 777-200 painted to represent C ...