NASA Launching Astrobee Robots to Space Station [Today]

[GoodBoy]

Nasa is launching some autonomous robot drones (Astrobees) to the International Space Station today at 4:46pm Eastern time. Live Video.

At first I didn't think this was interesting enough to post as news, but then this tidbit caught my eye:

...There’s also a "Terminate Button," which, if pushed, would instruct Astrobee to seek out and destroy all life aboard the ISS; at least that’s what we assume it would do, but we could be wrong.

Full story here: https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton...asa-launching-astrobee-robots-to-iss-tomorrow

 

[DeeFrag]

What a great idea. What's the worst that can happen with autonomous robots in a space station?

I predict the next blockbuster motion picture will win best horror film, best science fiction, and best documentary categories at the same time.

 

[kamxam]

And next year at the request of the male ISS crew, this will be the next Robotic crew member for the station....

 

[Krenum]

Remember that Star Gate episode with the Replicators?.......