A hobbyist maker has transformed a popular science fiction character into a functional desktop robot, blending 3D printing with voice technology. The life-size replica, inspired by the iconic protocol ...

Building a talking droid in your garage just became reality. A researcher at Chapman University transformed desktop 3D printing and a Raspberry Pi into a life-size C-3PO head that responds with the ...

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“Did you hear that?” C-3PO asks at the beginning of the first Star Wars movie in 1977. The melodramatic droid is instantly recognizable, with a body coated in gold and eyes that glow orange. He gets ...

May the fourth be with you, and all that. And for Star Wars Day, we’re focusing on one of the film’s less appreciated characters: step forward C-3PO, the shiny golden droid with the personality of a ...