MD-CH1 Droids were plated in a silver and black colors. The droid's head had a photoreceptor that was red in coloration.
On February 4, 2022, the MD-CH1 Droid was announced to appear in the 2022 expansion Legacy of the Sith to BioWare's 2011 massively multiplayer online role-playing game, Star Wars: The Old Republic. The droid was made available as a minipet in the Darth Malgus-themed "Legacy of the Sith: Digital Collector’s Edition" bundle.
The MD-CH1 Droid was designed by concept artist Bradley W. Lewis, who first revealed on his ArtStation account that the droid was inspired by a set of macrobinoculars, using similar but slightly different sets of camera parts than the ones used in the original prop from A New Hope. He also use other vintage camera gear for inspiration such as a vintage Graflex side grip and vintage lamp parts for the legs. Lewis stated that droid was nicknamed "murderchicken one," which led to the in-universe designation MD-CH1.