Quick question, I don't have the EotE core book, but I know that droids are a playable race. How exactly do EMP based weapons actually get implemented in the game when it comes to droids and droid characters? Are EMPs just easy off switches for Droid characters? How long are they disabled for?

I guess what you are looking for are Ion weapons; they're roughly the equivalent to EMP.

Ion weaponry does (at least to my knowledge) not effect humanoid charactrs. However it does deal strain damage to droids. If a droid is hit by an Ion weapon, he is not immediatly 'turned off', but the ionic damage being done deals strain damage until it exceeds the droids threshold and it keels over. How long the character will be incapacitated depends on your circumstance; if you are out of combat on a ship for example, just give them a while to rest. If this happens within combat, the character is done for the encounter.

EotE Core Rulebook P. 220 states: "At the end of an encounter, each player can make a simple Discipline or Cool check. Each success recovers one strain. Furthermore, a good night's rest generally removes all strain [...]"

I hope this is what you are looking for. Not entirely sure if there is actually EMP in the most common sense within the game. If it is, I don't know about it.

Gotcha, I will take a closer look at all that. Thank you.