Machine-lifters were large, wheeled devices equipped with an arm for lifting equipment. The astromech droid R2-D2 once used a machine-lifter to break down the door of a garage in which Kea Moll was working after a gas leak caused her to lose consciousness.
Appearances
Star Wars: Droids: The Adventures of R2-D2 and C-3PO — "A Race to the Finish" (First appearance)- A Race to the Finish picture book (First identified as Machine-lifter)