Tony Dyson, robotics expert who built R2-D2, dead at 68
Friday, March 4, 2016 - 13:41
in Mathematics & Economics
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.