C.L.U.T.C.H.

C.L.U.T.C.H. is a device from the Aligned continuity family.

The Cybertronian Linked Ultra Tactical Combat Helper (C.L.U.T.C.H.) is a small drone that had been developed on Cybertron and are capable of dutifully accompanying its users into the battlefield where they assisted in attacking nearby enemies. When inactive, they resemble sphere shaped devices that opened up when activated and floated across the environment in order to attack its targets.

Fiction

War for Cybertron

Near the end of the Great War between the Autobots and Decepticons, select Transformers had the ability to spawn sentry drones. War for Cybertron

Fall of Cybertron

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Later in the war, C.L.U.T.C.H. drones were more widely available and able to be purchased through Teletraan-1 terminals. Transformers: Fall of Cybertron