Industrial Automaton/Legends
- "A droid for every purpose."
- ―Industrial Automaton tagline
Industrial Automaton (IA) was one of the two primary droid manufacturers in the galaxy, the other being Cybot Galactica. IA was a company specializing in droids for all trades and walks of life. Its most popular products were the R-series astromech droids, in particular the versatile R2-series.
History
- "Machines For The Future."
- ―Alternate Industrial Automaton tagline
Industrial Automaton was formed over 850 years before the rise of the Empire with the merger of Industrial Intelligence and Automata Galactica. Industrial Automaton became a vastly wealthy company, and vied for control of the droid market with fellow manufacturing giant Cybot Galactica. These rival companies were known as the "Big Two" of droid production. IA was known for its high-precision merchandise and deep discounts, and was ruthless enough to survive during the reign of the Galactic Empire. The company was also one of the first Contributing Sponsors of the Corporate Sector Authority. IA maintained factories in many locations, including Rordis City on Nubia.[1]
Industrial Automaton came to monopolize the droid market through production of its most popular creation; the R-series astromech droids. While early models were deemed a critical failure, IA's R2-series astro-droid became beloved across the galaxy. The success of the R2 led to further R-series models, including the R4 units often used as navigators by Jedi starfighter pilots, and, during the era of the New Republic, the advanced R7 and R8 models. While these designs proved successful, others were not so well received; Industrial Automaton was forced to cancel production of its R5-series droids after poor sales.[1]
Despite these minor setbacks, Industrial Automaton remained a constant presence in the droid market, thanks not only to its astromech designs, but also to the rest of its varied production line. Industrial Automaton created protocol droids such as the LOM-series and the SE4 servant droid, labor droids including ASPs and FLR-series Logger Droids, and security droids in the form of Mark IVs and Hound-W2 SPD units. In addition to its droids designs, IA produced a number of automated devices, including targeting computers, that were powered by droid brains.
Products
- R1-series astromech droid
- R2-series astromech droid
- R3-series astromech droid
- R4-series agromech droid
- R5-series astromech droid
- R6-series astromech droid
- R7-series astromech droid
- R8-series astromech droid
- GNK power droid
- 2-1B surgical droid
- ASP-series droid
Appearances
"Death-Hunter" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 9 (Mentioned only)- "The Great Herdship Heist" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 15 (Mentioned only)
"A Typical Survey" – Galaxy Guide 8: Scouts (Mentioned only)- "The Mynock Conspiracy" – Supernova
- "The Evacuation of Jatee" – Supernova
- "The Treasure of Celis Mott" – Instant Adventures (Mentioned only)
- "Escape from Balis-Baurgh" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 1
- Star Wars: X-Wing (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Tour of Duty: Imperial Pursuit (Mentioned only)
- Star Wars: X-Wing Tour of Duty: B-Wing (Mentioned only)
- "Missed Chance" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 7 (Mentioned only)
- "Droids Defiant" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 9
- The Last Command (First mentioned)
- "Blaze of Glory" – Star Wars Adventure Journal 8 (Mentioned only)
Sources
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3
IA Pulls R5's Plug — HoloNet News Vol. 531 #45 (content now obsolete; backup link)
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 The Essential Guide to Droids ("A Guide to Major Manufacturing")
- ↑ The Essential Guide to Droids ("Decon III Droid")
- ↑ Han Solo and the Corporate Sector Sourcebook
- ↑ Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game