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| Star Wars craft |
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| Probe Droid |
| Manufacturer |
Arakyd Industries |
| Specification |
Arakyd Industries Viper Series Probe Droid |
| Type |
Viper Series |
| Length |
Unknown |
| Weapons |
2 Turbolasers, 4 Laser Cannons |
| Shield |
Deflector Shields |
| Hull |
Unknown |
| Crew |
Unmanned |
| Top Speed |
Unknown |
| Troop Capacity |
None |
| Affiliation |
Galactic Empire |
| Cargo Capacity |
Passengers=None |
| Passengers |
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Probe droids, also known as Probots, are a fictional type of droid found in the Star Wars movies. They are automated reconnaissance and information-gathering vehicles that can be launched in special pods over great distances and will land on their intended target, usually a planet. Upon landing the droid will unfold from its pod and begin collecting information from the immediate area using its sensor pod mounted on the top and manipulator arms and instruments mounted on the bottom). Whether such information should be for scientific, military or any other application then usually defines its subsequent actions. Military probe droids such as these were used by the Empire. An example was in Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back when Darth Vader had several thousand launched to search for the Rebellion. These droids will seek out any hostile presence, mapping enemy positions and avoiding detection for as long as possible until they self-destruct when discovered. Scientific or economic probe droids continue to gather information for their entire service life, as probe droids are incapable of interstellar flight because they use repulsorlifts for locomotion and are usually launched in one-way pods. The collected data is transmitted regularly to pre-programmed coordinates using some communications method not extensively explained, at a speed far greater than the speed of light. The first probe droids since the founding of the Galactic Republic were made by Galalloy Industries. In the time of the films (Episodes IV-VI), the leading producer is Arakyd Industries. The probe droids appearing in these films are all Arakyd Industries Viper series military probe droids, carrying blaster cannons, ion cannons, tractor and repulsor beams for self defense.
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