The PIP droid was a type of compact, portable repair unit.
Droids that specialized in upkeep and mending, known by several names like repair droids, mechanic droids, engineer droids, and utility robots, were droids specifically created to handle repairs and perform general maintenance duties. Examples of repair droid models include the WED Treadwell repair droid, the MSE-6 series repair droid, the DUM-series pit droid, the Otoga-222 maintenance droid, the K1-RF workbench droid, and the PIP droid.
A particular droid featuring several limbs was responsible for operating a repulsortrain under the control of the Pyke Syndicate located on Tatooine.
R2-D2, an astromech droid serving on a Naboo royal starship, earned recognition for his urgent repairs to the ship's deflector shields, and was the sole repair droid to survive that task.