Matt McCormick,
Steve Simmons,
Marc Verdiell,
Grant McKinney, and
Jonathan Burton (Bay Area R2 Builders) share and demonstrate full-size, functional R2D2s that they built themselves, complete with lights, sounds, drive systems, and more. Topics include materials, plans, building techniques, tools, and electronics to bring R2 to life.
http://www.comic-con.org/wc/wc_search_results.php?strShow=29&strRec=3242
