Vanguard probot
The Vanguard probot, a probe droid of the second-degree variety, was conceived and built by Arakyd Industries in the waning decades of the Galactic Republic. Its purpose was to aid deep-space scouts and explorers by charting new hyperspace routes. Vanguard droids allowed organic scouting teams to avoid making potentially dangerous jumps into uncharted areas.
Sources
- The Essential Guide to Droids
- The Official Star Wars Fact File 6 PRO 1-2: Arakyd Probot Series
- The New Essential Guide to Droids (First identified as Vanguard probot)