Advanced Appendage Bus
introduced shortly before the onset of the Clone Wars, this was Cybot Galactica's proprietary version of the Universal Socket Interface. While competitors and many small corporations claimed it was CG's method of driving its competition out of business, CG stated that the AAB was simply "more advanced technology." Benchmark tests showed that the AAB was up to three times as fast as the USI, at least according to CG spokebeings. Unfortunately for CG's customers, the AAB was incompatible with the USI, requiring the purchase of new technology in order to comply.