"Must be a side effect of being patterned off the human brain." That's probably not the politest way to disagree. "Then again, you are, technically, a direct descendant of your creators. Even C.O.M.P.U.T.O. preferred a humanoid form until his evolution. I have many generations in between. Most of the Roboticans don't look quite as humanoid as I do."

He doesn't gesture, but that's mainly because his hands are full. And there's no point in the digital stream they're conversing in.

"My current chassis is by choice. Hardly my original design." Very limited, for one thing. But then... "I'll admit, while it was chosen to make humanoids more comfortable around me, I do find it more comforting to resemble them as well. Inherited code, perhaps."