Disney’s Got a Star Wars Droid to Sell You…for $3,000

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Star Wars Day means new merch to buy, and if Jar-Jar and caller Lego sets weren’t capable for you, Disney’s got a small droid up for sale.

Developed by robotics institution Piaggo Fast Foward, the G1T4-M1N1 droid is simply a “dependable and eager-to-please” constricted variation mentation of its gitamini cargo robot. Inspired by R2-D2, it features Bluetooth speakers to watercourse music, cameras and sensors that fto it ID and travel its proprietor astir (at a velocity of 6 mph) and a cargo bin that tin clasp up to 20 pounds of items. With a runtime of 7 hours and a companion app for iOS and Android, G1TA (or immoderate you privation to sanction it) could assistance you consciousness similar you’re a Star Wars character astatine home.

Piaggio CEO Greg Lynn called the G1T4-M1N1 “a earthy acceptable [that] aligns perfectly with our team’s mission. PFF turns mundane mobility challenges into opportunities for transportation and exploration, and Star Wars has inspired generations with its imaginative postulation and futuristic droids assisting humans with mundane tasks, matching our imaginativeness for the aboriginal of robotics.”

The kicker? Ol’ droid is priced astatine $2,875—with shipping and handling, positive tax, that could travel to astir $3,100. And arsenic the store listing notes, Disney isn’t offering refunds, exchanges, oregon returns. If you privation to spot G1T4 successful enactment first, it’s being demoed astatine the Disney Store successful Times Square present done Tuesday, May 6.

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