04-03-2016 19:01 via cbc.ca

Tony Dyson, robotics expert who built R2-D2, dead at 68

Tony Dyson, the robotics expert who brought R2-D2 to life in the original Star Wars films, has died at his home in Malta, where the 68-year-old robotics technician, SFX supervisor, designer and professor had lived for decades.
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