The Galactic Empire used pods to breach enemy starships. They could lock onto docking bays and deploy clamps before disgorging their complements, which included stormtroopers and AT-MPs. They were deployed during the Battle near the Itani Nebula and the Assault on Kamino against the Salvation and the fleet.
The rogue clone Starkiller destroyed many of the pods during those battles.
The breaching pods appear in the 2010 video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II.
The breaching pods appear in the 2010 video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II.