Fly eye The fly eye was an espionage droid . It was invented by the Loronar Corporation . Characteristics . It was only six centimeters wide and had a small circular body supported by four legs with magnetized tips for stability . Within its diminuitive casing the fly eye contained a high - imaging holographic lens which could zoom in on tiny details , even small text on a document . However , due to its size restriction , the fly eye had no audio receptors . The tiny droid could be remotely controlled by a joystick control pad from just over half a kilometer away . The presence of an operator was a necessary requirement as the droid was too small and lacked enough power to have any storage capability . It immediately trasnmitted any visual data to its remote user via its tightbeam antenna . Though this left the droid vulnerable to transmission jamming . Once the user had positioned the fly eye , it entered a ' passive mode ' in which the engine and all other unnecessary peripherals shut down , making the fly eye very difficult to detect , even with a security scan . The fly eye owed its mobility to a tiny and surprisingly quiet repulsorlift engine situated on the underside of its body . This gave the droid a maximum speed of 10 km / h and allowed it to float up to 9 meters from the ground . However , during the testing process , the Loronar Corporation discovered that prolonged use of the engine often resulted in a circuitry meltdown . As a result , they installed 4 heat - dispersal vents positioned on the upper face of the droid which all but eliminated the issue . History . Immensely popular with the undesirable aspects of society , such as paranoid crackpots , insatiable voyeurs and blackmailers , the fly eye also rose to popularity amongst news networks , though few would admit to using them . Due to privacy legislation , the fly eye was outlawed across hundreds of systems , however the small fines enforced did little to disuade more unscrupulous individuals and news journalists . When Tri - Nebula Entertainment revealed to the public that one of its fly eyes recorded Han Solo kidnapping Leia Organa in 8 ABY , public outrage at this violation of privacy soared to dangerous heights . Initially , more respectable news corporations such as Galaxy News Service refused to use the fly eye , however their rivals began to out - scoop them at every corner , and they were soon forced to follow suit . Originally designed to succeed Cybot Galactica ' s AC1 Surveillance ' Spy Eye ' , the fly eye was a marvel of technological miniaturisation , and the Loronar Corporation was praised for their ingenuity . However this also came with a measure of scandal . Humiliated lovers , ruined politicians and newly divorced spouses all brought charges against the company for manufacturing a droid designed specifically for violating privacy . Unfortunately for the prosecutors , there had been a large number of legal precedents defending the use of espionage droids by government agencies and private citizens , and as such the charges were dropped . Despite this controversy , the fly eye went on to become a big seller . In fact , in some cities , the fly eye became so popular , that they were declared an infestation . In these places , it was impossible to do anything without a camera trained on you , and this often resulted in long - lasting psychological issues . The fly eye , or perhaps an earlier model , was around as early as the Clone Wars . Following the Battle of Rendili , Quinlan Vos sent a winged version of the fly eye to Khaleen Hentz , informing her that Count Dooku ' s plan to have Vos regain the trust of the Jedi High Council was working . This fly eye was fitted with a miniature holoprojector .