Pit Droids

Pit Droids are programmed to be utility mechanics during podraces in Tatooine.

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From the StarWars.com Databank

Homeworld: Cyrillia
Species: Droid
Affiliation: Podracing
Height: 1.19 meters
Droid Type: Repair droid

The Movies

Small bundles of preprogrammed urgency, pit droid s always seem eager to enact any and all repairs that must be made, whether requested to or not.

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Expanded Universe

The common pit droid , or DUM unit, is mass-produced on the manufacturing planet Cyrillia. Their saucer shaped heads have two antenna used to communicate with other droids. They come with fairly substandard programming, which can be upgraded.

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Behind the Scenes

In addition to early design sketches for the DUM pit droid , Doug Chiang developed a large saucer-headed scavenger droid that hovered about and moved heavy equipment and damaged Podracers out of the way.

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