Toolstronauts

Who's the tool now, bitches?

NASA just isn't on point like they used to be. Don't get me wrong, we love NASA here at PS, but seriously guys, FIGURE IT OUT! Go back to the Moon or make some more sweet telescopes, but don't keep blowing it! Here is the latest stupid thing that happened in orbit: Some astronauts, while space walking, lost a tool bag which NASA estimated was worth $100,000. And by lost, I mean let float away into the inky void (or more likely into its fiery doom as gravity coerced it back to Earth). The astronauts swear that they will not lose the one remaining tool bag aboard the ISS. Whatever, dudes.

And while we are talking about losing crap in space, here is another dumb thing: they lost a spider. It must be ARACHNOBOT!!!!

Peaceful Flower Bots Attempt to Stave Off Robot Uprising

Patricia, loveliest of all readers, has sent us the above video, proving that not all robots are hell-bent on destroying us all. Will the gentle swaying and electro-synth-love of these flora-bots be enough to mitigate the mindless evil of Arachnobot Jr. and his army of doom-loving minions? Only time will tell...

Lax DoD Security Putting the "Joint" back in "Joint Strike Fighter"

The Joint Strike Fighter is so high right now.

It seems that DoD staff responsible for auditing paperwork from contractors working on the Joint Strike Fighter may have been doing a little too much "lighting the fires" instead of "kicking the tires". Missing paperwork, most notably from recently mentioned BAE Systems, could present a security risk within this multi-national multi-agency project.

Even though this means that the plans for this low-cost stealthy next generation fighter jet could possibly fall into the hands of practically anyone, the more troubling implication is that BAE Systems, makers of Arachnobot 9000 jr., can do whatever they want and get away with it.

Prototype Arachnobots Under Construction

A company called BAE Systems is working to design "autonomous, multifunctional collection of miniature intelligence-gathering robots that can operate in places too inaccessible or dangerous for humans".

What's the big deal you ask? This.

Science Save Me

While clearly not a fully fledged Arachnobot 9000, we don't want any miniature arachno-minions running around. Why not make it a robotic squirrel or slug. No one ever suspects a robotic slug.