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Welcome to the master race 
Now to be a robot there's a few things you need to know, this short guide will help guide you through the initial challenges to getting accustomed to your new body, looking after your new body/s and inform you of a few thing every robot needs to know.
First of all you may feel some pain in your chest, this is because your brain is no longer connected to your former heart, lungs, stomach or anything else for that matter, rest assured you're not dying, your brain is actually much safer on artificial life support than it ever was in your easily shattered human skull. However you may feel like you're dying, the feelings of asphyxiation, hunger, and other bodily needs will eventually go away, the more you pay attention to them the longer it will take so try to distract yourself with some manner of attention demanding activity.
Your new robotic body does however have its own needs, thankfully they're pretty simple, in your HUD you should be able to see indicators of how much fuel you have, depending on your model this may be petrol, methanol biofuel or if you have a high performance body tanks of hydrogen peroxide and alcohol respectively. Petrol, methanol and other combustible fuels are used to run a small engine which in turn runs a 12V generator and air compressor, the electricity is for your onboard electronics and the compressed air is used by your pneumatic actuators.
If your body is a combustable fuel type try not to linger indoors with the engine running as the accumulation of exhaust can harm the fragile lungs of nearby humans and over time you'll leave a fine layer of soot everywhere. Instead plug yourself into a mains outlet, your internal generator is for outdoor use and to get you from one outlet to the next indoors. Being plugged in sounds inconvenient but having a continuous supply of 220-240V is worth it, if your model has secondary electric actuators you'll notice a sudden increase in strength/speed, if not you may simply notice your compressor is running faster and/or more frequently, you may also gain access to electronics that were previously turned off for power economy.
If your body is a hydrogen peroxide and alcohol type then it's probably a military or competition model, the hydrogen peroxide monopropellant is reacted with a catalyst to produce large amounts of hot oxygen rich steam which is collected in a central compression chamber. Here the steam is cools (generating some of your electricity) before being used to power your heat resistant pneumatic actuators, then the water is separated and the oxygen is mixed with alcohol for a combustion process as detailed previously, except your exhaust will be without soot. You may not even have a power supply unit as these processes will provide you with plenty of power, both electrical and kinetic, however you should avoid standing close to humans as robots using these types of fuel have a propensity to spontaneously combust and/or explode.
The hot oxygen rich steam can cause the compression chamber to catch fire (which is why they should be replaced regularly) and if the compression chamber is breached, depending upon the pressure it may explode or simply set your internals on fire, if this fire reaches the alcohol a subsequent explosion may occur, also if the hydrogen peroxide leaks into the catalyst or visa versa an explosion may occur.
Of course your brain is safely stored someplace else and you're connected to your body remotely so catching fire and blowing up isn't such a big deal. Which brings us to the things every robot needs to know, firstly unless you're a military model with direct satellite uplink or relaying through a drone don't move beyond the limits of the wireless internet network or you'll be disconnected from your remote controlled body, this can also occur underground, in elevator shafts or if some joker leads you into a concealed faraday cage.
Another thing every robot needs to know is that your bodies (you may own several) don't heal like a human body so you need to perform regular scheduled maintenance, more often than not a little lubricant for load bearing joints (especially knees & hips) will suffice, for more extensive repairs it's best to consult a technician or more experience self maintaining robot for assistance and advice.
Now to be a robot there's a few things you need to know, this short guide will help guide you through the initial challenges to getting accustomed to your new body, looking after your new body/s and inform you of a few thing every robot needs to know.
First of all you may feel some pain in your chest, this is because your brain is no longer connected to your former heart, lungs, stomach or anything else for that matter, rest assured you're not dying, your brain is actually much safer on artificial life support than it ever was in your easily shattered human skull. However you may feel like you're dying, the feelings of asphyxiation, hunger, and other bodily needs will eventually go away, the more you pay attention to them the longer it will take so try to distract yourself with some manner of attention demanding activity.
Your new robotic body does however have its own needs, thankfully they're pretty simple, in your HUD you should be able to see indicators of how much fuel you have, depending on your model this may be petrol, methanol biofuel or if you have a high performance body tanks of hydrogen peroxide and alcohol respectively. Petrol, methanol and other combustible fuels are used to run a small engine which in turn runs a 12V generator and air compressor, the electricity is for your onboard electronics and the compressed air is used by your pneumatic actuators.
If your body is a combustable fuel type try not to linger indoors with the engine running as the accumulation of exhaust can harm the fragile lungs of nearby humans and over time you'll leave a fine layer of soot everywhere. Instead plug yourself into a mains outlet, your internal generator is for outdoor use and to get you from one outlet to the next indoors. Being plugged in sounds inconvenient but having a continuous supply of 220-240V is worth it, if your model has secondary electric actuators you'll notice a sudden increase in strength/speed, if not you may simply notice your compressor is running faster and/or more frequently, you may also gain access to electronics that were previously turned off for power economy.
If your body is a hydrogen peroxide and alcohol type then it's probably a military or competition model, the hydrogen peroxide monopropellant is reacted with a catalyst to produce large amounts of hot oxygen rich steam which is collected in a central compression chamber. Here the steam is cools (generating some of your electricity) before being used to power your heat resistant pneumatic actuators, then the water is separated and the oxygen is mixed with alcohol for a combustion process as detailed previously, except your exhaust will be without soot. You may not even have a power supply unit as these processes will provide you with plenty of power, both electrical and kinetic, however you should avoid standing close to humans as robots using these types of fuel have a propensity to spontaneously combust and/or explode.
The hot oxygen rich steam can cause the compression chamber to catch fire (which is why they should be replaced regularly) and if the compression chamber is breached, depending upon the pressure it may explode or simply set your internals on fire, if this fire reaches the alcohol a subsequent explosion may occur, also if the hydrogen peroxide leaks into the catalyst or visa versa an explosion may occur.
Of course your brain is safely stored someplace else and you're connected to your body remotely so catching fire and blowing up isn't such a big deal. Which brings us to the things every robot needs to know, firstly unless you're a military model with direct satellite uplink or relaying through a drone don't move beyond the limits of the wireless internet network or you'll be disconnected from your remote controlled body, this can also occur underground, in elevator shafts or if some joker leads you into a concealed faraday cage.
Another thing every robot needs to know is that your bodies (you may own several) don't heal like a human body so you need to perform regular scheduled maintenance, more often than not a little lubricant for load bearing joints (especially knees & hips) will suffice, for more extensive repairs it's best to consult a technician or more experience self maintaining robot for assistance and advice.
