Type: Industrial Automaton R7 Astromech Droid
Degree: 2nd Degree
Class: Astromech Droid
Sensor Color: Red
Plating Color: Various
Gender: Either
Personality Module: Elementary
DEXTERITY 2D+1
KNOWLEDGE 2D+2
Planetary Systems: 4D+2
MECHANICAL 3D
Astrogation 7D
Starfighter Piloting 4D
Starfighter Piloting: E-Wing 5D+1
PERCEPTION 2D+2
Search 3D+1
STRENGTH 2D
TECHNICAL 4D
Computer Programming/Repair: 6D+2
Security: 5D
Starfighter Repair: 4D+2
Starfighter Repair: E-Wing 6D
Equipped With:
Three wheeled legs (one retractable)
Internal comlink
Environmental compensation (the droid is adapted for a vacuum environment)
Extendable 0.3 meter long video sensor with infrared vision (360 degree rotation, night vision)
Holographic projector/recorder
Retractable heavy grasper arm (+1D to lifting, maximum 2D)
Retractable fine worker arm
Acoustic signaler
Fire extinguisher
Small internal “cargo” area (1 Kg)
Move: 10
Size: 1 meter tall
Cost: 8,000 credits
Background: The R7-series astromech droid was an astromech droid produced by Industrial Automaton during the Galactic Civil War. The R7-series was designed specifically for use with the Rebel Alliance/New Republic E-wing escort starfighter.
Development of the R7-series was a corporate secret, occurring during the media blitz that surrounded production of the R6-series astromech droid. The first prototypes were sent to the Republic for testing. Several Jedi were assigned the new droids during the Clone Wars for flight testing and field work. Development was interrupted by the rise of the Empire and the program would be delayed until after the Battle of Yavin. The R7 unit featured two fixed, wheeled legs and a third retractable leg, and was heavily shielded against electrical discharges. These droids were primarily used aboard E-wing starfighters, and required significant modification to work effectively with X-wing or Y-wing starfighters. A typical R7 unit could hold up to fifteen hyperspace jump coordinates in its astrogation buffer and survive a near miss from an ion cannon.
A pirated version of the R7’s advanced droid brain was also incorporated into the Imperial XR-85 tank droid.