How The Droids Of 'Star Wars' Could Inspire Artificial Intelligence

In some ways, the robots of "Star Wars" are closer to humans than machines. Droids like C-3P0 and R2-D2 are capable of independent thought and spontaneous problem-solving. And they represent a future for robotics that we might achieve someday. We already see aspects of "Star Wars" robots in today's machines. They look a bit like C-3PO or get around like R2-D2.