I don't think they were alive. They weren't aimin' to kill and all their damage was stun damage. I've taken that kinda damage before from security batons. Real straightforward shutdown material rather than anythin' meant to last. They also patrolled. They'd follow big noises an' come find ya, attack you if they saw you, but stuck to different routes. Vegeta said it felt mechanical when he hit one.

[He will not tell it whipped Vegeta's ass because he is a good friend.]

But that doesn't mean the tech was restricted to whatever those were. [Could be integrated into armor or devices or anything. No one was able to get a sample.]

I still had a wrench in my pocket when I came on board so I guess I should have that checked out. Feels like a normal wrench but now I feel the need to make sure it ain't gonna sprout legs. I wonder if Q'uila's available...

That's another thing. There was a lotta stuff that didn't make no sense. Outside of there not bein' blood. Like who the hell keeps paper records on a space station? Why put a wrench in a locked box? Why not let the things follow us into rooms if they wanted to keep up the 'y'all might get caught' illusion?