Smuel

Smuel was a humanoid shaped vessel constructed and manned by a race of very small creatures from the planet they called Lilln. His/its mission was to interact with and study humaniods. (Voyages of the SS Hanford)

It is not known how long the vessel had been studying humanoids before he/it was discovered aboard the SS Hanford by the Ship's Cat I'Aisha. The reason he/it was found out and the reason he/it was on the SS Hanford was because the material that maded up his/its hull, a complex mixture of polymers, began to break down due to exposure to environmental factors and, he/it had to return to his/its home world for repairs.