First appearance: A New Hope
	Relations: Industrial Automaton

The R1-series astromech droid, also known as the R1 reactor drone, was Industrial Automaton's first production model of their new consumer-market R-series astromech droid line. The R1-series integrated and improved on the developments of the P2-series prototype astromech, and was an improvement over the P2, despite its unconventional appearance. To save on research, development, and retooling costs, Industrial Automaton reused the jet black body shells from its long running Mark II reactor drone. The dense shielding of the heavy shell gave the R1 protection against intense radiation. The droid moved about via a treaded unipod, which was slow and often malfunctioned, causing a frequent lack of locomotion. The center of the R1's design was the Intellex III computer brain, which contained a comprehensive catalog of 500 starship configurations. In addition, the R1 was the first Industrial Automaton astromech able to calculate complex navigational coordinates necessary to complete a single hyperspace jump. It was common for R1 units to be used in the hyperdrive sleds of CloakShape fighters. Read more...

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The Official Star Wars Fact File	BPU - Episode IV : Trouble on Tatooine	COMMAND	COMMAND	SWTCG : Cards
Sandcrawler (V.SAN2)	Jawas & Droids	Armed Escort (Vehicle or Droid)	Shared Experience (Droid or Vehicle)	0921 : Objective : The Droid Revolution
V.SAN2	87291 / 85768	UID00009388	UID00009102	0921
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