OOM pilot battle droid / Legends The OOM pilot battle droid was an OOM - series battle droid used in the Trade Federation Droid Army and , later , the Separatist Droid Army for the purpose of piloting vehicles of various kinds . Characteristics . The OOM pilot battle droids had advanced programming to pilot vehicles and vessels . In order to accommodate their piloting and engineering tasks , these droids had advanced specialization programming that allowed them to easily understand the control systems of any vehicle . They also carried supplies such as emergency tools and ammunition dispensers . Baktoid Armor Workshop pilot battle droids were distinguished from tan - plated B1 battle droids by the blue markings on their torsos . They stood 1 . 91 meters tall , and their black sensors were on their cranial unit . They operated anything from " Providence " - class carrier / destroyers and " Lucrehulk " - class battleships to Armored Assault Tanks and Multi - Troop Transports . Three were part of the crew of the Armored Assault Tanks . OOM pilot droids also piloted atmospheric vehicles such as the " Conqueror " - class dreadnaught . History . OOM pilot droids functioned mostly as the ships ' crews of the Trade Federation . Pilot droids were deployed throughout the Clone Wars , starting from the Battle of Geonosis . The droids played pivotal roles as pilots , saboteurs , and mechanics in tightly contested skirmishes of major battles such as the Battle of Kashyyyk and the Battle of Coruscant . They were also deployed in space battles to man turrets , carry ammunition , and monitor the decks and hangars for breaches and boarding parties . Overall , they weren ' t part of a separate branch but instead shared by the army and navy . During the Clone Wars , OOM pilot battle droids were part of the crew of " Munificent " - class star frigates and took orders from organic and OOM droid commanders . Equipment . OOM pilot droids were deployed on battlefields and equipped with weaponry to push the assault forward . The pilot droids utilized RD - 4 grenade launcher s or carried SE - 14C blaster pistols . Serving as mainly support units , they often brought with them extra ammunition canisters for fellow allies , along with F - 187 fusioncutter for repairs or to cut into enemy - controlled vehicles . Most pilot droids were , however , used on - board capital ships and cruisers . Some of them were armed with variants of the standard SE - 14 blaster , which fires more rapidly and carries greater firepower . During boarding operations against enemy starships , they used TB - 47 time bomb s to sabotage enemy starships . When not armed , pilot droids executed only the most basic melee attacks . Behind the scenes . OOM pilot battle droids first appeared with the release of the film . In the " Star Wars : Battlefront " video game series , they serve as the pilot class for the Confederacy of Independent Systems . In the first , pilot droids were incorrectly depicted as having no markings on their bodies , while the blue markings were worn by assault battle droid s . This was corrected in , where the pilot droids had blue markings . The droids are also the pilots of the AAT Microfighters in the LEGO " Star Wars " Microfighters tie - ins .