Editing Droid (Star Wars) (section)

==Behind the scenes==
Droids are performed using a variety of methods, including robotics, actors inside costumes (in one case, on stilts),<ref>{{cite book|last=Szostak|first=Phil|title=The Art of 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'|year=2015|publisher=[[Abrams Books]]|isbn=978-1-4197-1780-2|page=140}}</ref> and computer animation.

===Trademark===
Lucasfilm registered "droid" as a trademark in 1977.<ref name="uspto 1977"/><ref name="uspto 2008"/><ref name="PC"/> The term "Droid" has been used by [[Verizon Wireless]] under licence from Lucasfilm, for their line of [[smartphone]]s based on the [[Android (operating system)|Android]] operating system. Motorola's late-2009 Google Android-based cell phone is called the [[Motorola Droid|Droid]]. This line of phone has been expanded to include other Android-based phones released under Verizon, including the [[HTC Hero#U.S. variants|HTC Droid Eris]], the HTC [[Droid Incredible]], [[Motorola Droid X]], [[Motorola Droid 2]], and [[Motorola Droid Pro]].<ref>{{cite web |url = http://www.androidguys.com/2010/06/18/droid-2-surprise-handon/ |title = Droid 2 Gets a Surprise Hand-On |date = 18 June 2010 |publisher = AndroidGuys |access-date = 2010-08-24 |archive-date = 2016-04-11 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160411181820/http://www.androidguys.com/2010/06/18/droid-2-surprise-handon/ |url-status = dead }}</ref> The term was also used for the Lucasfilm projects [[EditDroid]], a [[non-linear editing system]], and [[SoundDroid]], an early digital audio workstation. The name "Omnidroid" was used with permission of Lucasfilm for the 2004 [[Pixar]] movie, ''[[The Incredibles]]'', referring to a line of lethal robots built by the film's antagonist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://whatculture.com/film/17-subtle-star-wars-easter-eggs-and-references-in-other-movies?page=16|title=17 Subtle Star Wars Easter Eggs And References In Other Movies – Page 16|date=December 24, 2015|website=WhatCulture|access-date=January 1, 2018|archive-date=May 1, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210501233646/https://whatculture.com/film/17-subtle-star-wars-easter-eggs-and-references-in-other-movies?page=16|url-status=live}}</ref>