R2-AG agromech droid

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"IA hopes to recoup losses by reusing existing R5 shells in their moderately successful line of R2-AG and R4 agromech droids."
―"IA Pulls R5's Plug"[src]

The R2-AG agromech droid,[1] also known as the R2-AG4 agromech droid,[3] was a model of R-series[2] agromech droid manufactured by Industrial Automaton.[1] A subseries of the R2-series astromech droid designed to work closely with farming equipment and food production machinery,[3] the model was moderately successful. In the year 22 BBY, Industrial Automaton began reusing existing shells from their cancelled R5-series astromech droid in the production of R2-AG and R4-series agromech droid lines in the hopes of recouping losses after a year of disappointing sales.[1] However, these reshelled agromech droids did not sell very well.[5]

R2-AGs were equipped with an arc welder, a Cybot acoustic signaller, retractable manipulator arms, tripodal wheeled legs, one of which was retractable, a video display screen, and a visual sensor.[3]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 IA Pulls R5's Plug — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #45 (content now obsolete; backup link)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Complete Star Wars Encyclopedia, Vol. III, p. 112 ("R series astromech droids")
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 Star Wars Technical Journal of the Planet Tatooine
  4. ↑ According to The New Essential Guide to Droids, the R4-series agromech droid is classified as a second-degree droid. Thus, it can be determined that the R2-AG agromech droid is also classified as a second-degree droid.
  5. ↑ "The History of R-Series Astromech Droids" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 7
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