R1-type shopkeeping drone

R1-type shopkeeping drones were R1-series astromech droids modified by Jawas, a species native to the planet Tatooine, to assist with shopkeeping. Created from an older model of astromech droid manufactured by Industrial Automaton, they featured black plating, a red photoreceptor, and a grasping arm. Among the improvised equipment that could be found in his shop in Tatooine's port city of Mos Espa, the Toydarian junk dealer Watto owned an R1-type shopkeeping drone that handled most of the routine business operations of his parts dealership. The droid's dome was marked with a handprint, and it was pictured in a HoloNews advertisement for Watto's shop as an example of the droids available at the dealership.

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