Apparently, there's a whole segment of sci-fi geeks who already knew that George Lucas based the AT-ATs on Oakland's cargo cranes, but for the rest of us, super-rad Gawker affiliate io9 is here to give us the run down on various sci-fi creations and their real-life muses. Ever wonder where the idea for Robby the Robot came from?
Nope.
That's wrong too.
Just read the article already.
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