GH-7 medical droid

• Appeared in:
  
  I
  II
  III
  IV
  V
  VI
  CW

• Homeworld:
  Polis Massa

• Size:
  .7 meters tall

• Type:
  Medical droid

• 

From the Movies

This soft-spoken medical droid employed by the Polis Massans in their sterile asteroid colony had terrible news to bear. It served as the spokesdroid for the otherwise silent Polis Massan medics who worked diligently to save the life of Padmé Amidala. The ailing Senator had been taken to their medical facility by Jedi fugitives.

The medics and their droids examined the Senator, and found nothing physically wrong with her. For reasons they could not pinpoint, she was losing her grasp on life. Yet mixed with this sad news was news of hope; as the droid explained, Padmé was pregnant with twins. These children still had a chance at life.

Though the Polis Massan medics were unable to save Amidala's life, she did give birth to twin infants, Luke and Leia.

From the Expanded Universe

The Outer Rim Territories are an eclectic mixture of alien cultures, and such diversity can make medical treatment a challenge. The GH-7 medical droid is an example of a common solution found in many outlying care facilities. The droid's physical shape and form does not attempt to mimic the shape of any known species. Instead, it is designed to optimize performance and efficiency, with multiple graspers and expansion ports allowing for last-minute emergency customization to meet exotic patient needs.

The configuration employed by the Polis Massans had a pair of main manipulator arms, a separate articulated grasping sampler and a fourth lesser arm extending from the droid's head with a mounted probe. Its body trunk contained an analysis chamber and holographic projector. Atop its head was a diagnostic display screen and equipment tray.

For better mobility, adaptability, and reduced contact with potentially contaminated surfaces, the GH-7 hovered aloft on a single whisper-quiet repulsorlift cell. The repulsor field extended outward to envelop the droid's trunk-mounted sample tray, which helped stabilize any sensitive liquids from sudden movements.

Behind the Scenes

The medical droid was voiced by David Acord, who served as Assistant Sound Editor on Episode III. Previously, he had worked as Apprentice Sound Editor on Attack of the Clones and Supervising Assistant Sound Editor on the DVD release of the Star Wars Trilogy.