A close inspection of the 2000 ring shows the Great Dome dressed up as the droid. To commemorate the hack, the class included a slightly modified Great Dome in their ring design. MIT’s Class of 2000 was one of a few cohorts able to see the R2D2 hack in-person. The item, which was jokingly added to the equipment catalog years ago, can be rented for research testing for just $50 per hour, including training. The hackers demonstrated true mastery of Jedi principles by using the Force for good and provided MIT Facilities with instructions for removal, as well as box of donuts.Ī lightsaber is among the items available for research testing at MIT’s Institute for Soldier Nanotechnologies. Themselves as Rebel Scum-transformed the Great Dome into R2D2 using mesh panels to create the super-sized droid. With the seventh movie premiering this week, Slice takes a look back at some Force-related activity on campus over the years.ĭebuting in 1977, the first Star Wars film inspired a love affair with the series, but it was the release of the first prequel in 1999 that inspired a big hack. From hacks to real-life lightsabers, the MIT community has a long history with the Star Wars series.
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