Star Wars droids, ranked by usefulness

From the robots that fail miserably at their jobs to the robots dealing with our literal crap, Mashable’s Crappy Robots dives into the complex world of automation — for better or worse or much, much worse.

One of the coolest parts of living in the Star Wars galaxy, ranked just below the possibility of getting your hands on a lightsaber, is the fact that every human seems to get their own personal droid pal. While the concept of droid “ownership” is problematic — if they’re sentient, isn’t it slavery? —only one droid in the entirety of Star Wars has ever complained, and she was still a lot of fun to hang out with. So it’s pretty safe to assume droids actually like being our forever friends.  Read more…

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