 EditDroid debuted at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) 62nd Annual meeting in Las Vegas in 1984 concurrent with another editing tool that would compete with the EditDroid for all its years in production, the Montage Picture Processor.The EditDroid was never a commercial success and after the close of "The Droid Works" in 1987 and subsequent redevelopment of the product for seven years, the software was eventually sold to Avid Technology in 1993.Only 24 EditDroid systems were ever produced.