Editing R2-D2 (section)

==Cultural influence==
{{see also|Cultural impact of Star Wars}}
R2-D2 was inducted into the [[Robot Hall of Fame]] in 2003 in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]]. A replica can be seen at the [[Carnegie Science Center]] in Pittsburgh. The [[Smithsonian Institution]] included R2-D2 in its list of 101 Objects that Made America.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/101-Objects-that-Made-America-228072031.html?c=y&page=73|title=R2-D2|access-date=October 31, 2013|publisher=[[Smithsonian Institution]]|work=100 Objects that Made America|archive-date=October 28, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131028073007/http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/101-Objects-that-Made-America-228072031.html?c=y&page=73|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2022 R2-D2 was surveyed as being the most popular movie robot in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|first=Marianne|last=Barber|url=https://www.mroelectric.com/blog/most-popular-robot-movies/|title=Most Popular Movie Robot in Every U.S. State|website=mroelectric.com|date=February 16, 2022|access-date=April 4, 2022|archive-date=February 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207092445/https://www.mroelectric.com/blog/most-popular-robot-movies/|url-status=live}}</ref>

R2-D2 and C-3PO guest starred in a two episodes of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in 1980.<ref name="StarWars.com">{{cite web |author1=Chris Hamilton |date=28 March 2014 |title=Star Wars: The Muppet Connection |url=https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-thet-muppet-connection |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125174958/https://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-thet-muppet-connection |archive-date=25 January 2021 |access-date=1 January 2021 |website=starwars.com }}</ref> The two droids were featured as presenters at the [[50th Academy Awards]].

The telescope dome of [[Zweibrücken Observatory]] in Germany was repainted to resemble R2-D2 in 2018.<ref name="R2D2_panda">{{cite web|title=German Professor Who Is A Hardcore Star Wars Fan Has Just Repainted An Observatory Into R2-D2|url=https://www.boredpanda.com/professor-germany-observatory-redesigned-r2-d2-star-wars-hubert-zitt/|website=Bored Panda|date=25 March 2019|access-date=2019-11-16|archive-date=2019-11-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191122192404/https://www.boredpanda.com/professor-germany-observatory-redesigned-r2-d2-star-wars-hubert-zitt/|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Volkssternwarte Zweibrücken.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Zweibrücken Observatory in 2019]]
In the Latin American Spanish dubbing of the ''Star Wars'' films, the name R2-D2 is pronounced as "Arturito" (Little Arthur), which sounds similar to the English pronunciation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ablognso.wordpress.com/el-verdadero-nombre-de-r2-d2/|title=El verdadero nombre de R2-D2|date=February 8, 2012|work=wordpress.com|access-date=December 22, 2016|archive-date=July 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170709221504/https://ablognso.wordpress.com/el-verdadero-nombre-de-r2-d2/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In the Italian version of the original trilogy, {{nowrap|R2-D2}} was named "C1-P8".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Misculin |first1=Luca |title=Tutto Star Wars, spiegato per immagini |url=https://www.ilpost.it/2015/11/09/star-wars-riassunto/10maxresdefault/ |publisher=il Post |access-date=16 May 2020 |language=it |date=9 November 2015 |archive-date=27 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727070851/https://www.ilpost.it/2015/11/09/star-wars-riassunto/10maxresdefault/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Anglicisms were not common in the Italian language during the 1970s and 1980s, and the names of various characters were changed to be easier to pronounce and recognize for Italian speakers. Some of these changes were reverted in the dubbing of the [[Star Wars prequel trilogy|prequel]] and [[Star Wars sequel trilogy|sequel]] trilogies, where the original name {{nowrap|R2-D2}} was used instead.

Around the same time that ''A New Hope'' was being shot, [[Ray Harryhausen]] had already created "Bubo" for the 1981 film ''[[Clash of the Titans (1981 film)|Clash of the Titans]]''. In the film, Bubo is a mechanical metal owl that flies heavily and communicates through whistles and tweets. Harryhausen denied a relation.<ref name="Harryhausen">{{cite book |last1=Harryhausen |first1=Ray |title=Ray Harryhausen : an animated life : adventures in fantasy |date=2003 |publisher=Aurum |isbn=1-85410-940-5 |location=London |page=270 |language=en |quote=contrary to what some critics said at the time, Bubo was invented before R2-D2.}}</ref><ref name="Epic">{{cite book |last1=Santas |first1=Constantine |title=The Encyclopedia of Epic Films |last2=Wilson |first2=James M. |last3=Colavito |first3=Maria |last4=Baker |first4=Djoymi |date=21 March 2014 |publisher=Scarecrow Press |isbn=978-0-8108-8248-5 |page=135 |language=en |chapter=Clash of the Titans |access-date=18 April 2022 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nWYmAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA135 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230207092440/https://books.google.com/books?id=nWYmAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA135 |archive-date=7 February 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref>