BD-72 was under the ownership of Peli Motto on the desert planet of Tatooine throughout the New Republic Era. This particular droid provided assistance to both Din Djarin and Peli Motto in the process of assembling Din Djarin's N-1 starfighter.
This droid had a range of equipment at its disposal, notably a spotlight along with a holoprojector. Both of these pieces of equipment were utilized by the droid to help in the construction of Din Djarin's specially modified N-1 starfighter.
The initial appearance of this droid occurred within "Chapter 5: Return of the Mandalorian," specifically, the fifth episode of the live-action TV show, The Book of Boba Fett. Its designation as BD-72 was initially revealed within The Mandalorian Experience exhibit during Celebration Anaheim in 2022.