Has there been a gaping R2-D2-shaped hole in your gadget life ever since the Motorola Droid 2 R2-D2 Edition bowed out? The good crew at Instructables knows your plight and has designed the R2-D2 Dark Roast Edition to give your astromech desires an almost literal jolt of energy. The team’s do-it-yourself project modifies a BUNN industrial coffee maker — no slow-drip home unit here — with a float valve and a generous mix of aluminum, brass, copper and steel welded on top. If you’re particularly ambitious, you can even make R2 bleep his delight when you’ve got a fresh pot lined up. Constructing a Dark Roast Edition requires a good amount of electrical and metalworking savvy, but it might be worth your time while you wait for C-3PO to reach stores.
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