Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The heart-warming story of R2-KT – a droid built to comfort adying girl – will continue on the big screen… appearing in 'Star Wars ...

When I first heard that a pink R2-D2 unit will be appearing in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, I thought it was simply a marketing ploy. I figured that some Disney exec wanted to capture the "girl" ...

In 2004 Katie Johnson was diagnosed with a life-threatening brain tumor. Her father, Albin Johnson, decided to create a droid in honor of his daughter, and named it R2-KT. Being the founder of the 501 ...

In the most heartwarming story of the day, a special pink droid will feature in Star Wars: The Force Awakens especially for a young cancer patient. New character R2-KT was custom built to celebrate ...

In November of 2004, Albin Johnson, the founder of the 501st Legion (a Star Wars fan club that does charity work in-costume), was informed by doctors that his daughter Katie had an inoperable brain ...

R2-KT has very special meaning in the 'Star Wars' universe. KT was custom-built for and named after Katie Johnson (pictured), an ailing little girl who worshipped all things 'Star Wars.' The pink ...

Two weeks out from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the world has already fallen in love with BB-8. But the little orange ball of joy isn’t the galaxy’s only new droid. According to Geeks Speak, the ...

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