"I doubt it, but I would join you if I had the time," says Professor Ziegler, who appears to have entered the machine shop behind you when you weren't looking. "Perhaps it surprises you, but I do miss building robots myself instead of chasing after funding."
Professor Ziegler is a heavyset man wearing a Hawaiian shirt and aviator sunglasses. He stalks over to your computer. "We'll be back in a moment," continues the interviewer. "We're talking with Professor-"
Professor Ziegler pauses the podcast by hitting your laptop's spacebar, and you flinch at this intrusion. He then pulls a cigar from his pocket and lights it, and the smell of smoke mingles with the oily smell of the machine shop.
"I'm writing a grant for DARPA and I need to see what you're making back here. We ultimately get funded by the Department of Defense, so we have to make sure they're happy with our product." He casts a critical eye on the work you've done so far.
"Metal's a good choice," Ziegler says. "They'll want things that appear durable in the field."
Professor Ziegler turns to examining your robot's head, which is currently sitting on the table next to the water jet cutter. "Hm, that seems all right," Ziegler says. "Looks like it could be sufficiently intimidating.
"And what are you planning to do for arms and hands?" Professor Ziegler says.
1) "Tyrannosaurus rex was the most intimidating dinosaur imaginable, wasn't it? It will have T. rex arms."
2) "It will have a gun for an arm. Like Mega Man!"
3) "Mechanical grippers built for strength instead of dexterity."
4) "I was thinking sort of Swiss Army knife hands with tools that pop out of the fingers."
5) "I plan to build a soft hand with a good sense of touch."
6) "I was thinking, why just two arms? It will have lots of arms springing out of its back, like Inspector Gadget."
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