This has obvious ties to famous gelatinous robots created by a personal idol of mine: Dr. Albert W. Wily. His Devil series is an inspiration for any mad or otherwise inexperienced-but-trying scientist.
The idea is simple: the robot is actually small and, in Wily's case, about the size of a beach ball. The robot "eye" is then submerged in a gelatinous substance that is controlled through electric pulses emitted from the "eye." The substance responds to the pulses, and conforms to the various programming and battle procedures within the robot, for example: the standard is a humanoid form, but it can break into many pieces (completely separate) and fly a short distance from the "eye" in a bludgeoning attack. The short distance of operation while separated (I've surmised) is the reason for the small rooms in which Wily's enemy, Mega Man, must face the Devils.
Now, in my effort to copy this idea, I've had to reverse engineer...nothing. Absolutely nothing. I was unable to get a hold of any samples of the gelatinous materials Wily used in his Devil series, and was therefore stuck with trying to recreate the idea from visual media. So, to begin, I tested various gels until I came across something similar to the gel used on the very Green Devil in Dr. Wily's 8th battle with Mega Man. Next, the only solution I could think of was, arguably, one that most people might consider cliché:
Nano Machines.
Yes, I understand the ire, but nano machines are an extremely useful deus ex machina, and I will not be ignoring those in my climb to excellence in mad science. Many doctors and professors of mad science have come to rely on nano machines, and I will use them in an effort to help me on my way without overdoing it.
Now, to continue: The nano machines are inserted into the gel, and (since I could not make an "eye" type robot that covered the same amount of gel area as Wily's) I created a head based on the FSM head, arms, feet, and a midsection relay point to keep things together. All in all, it might be considered a failure. However, everything stays together and the robot can form sharp weapons from the hands and other gel areas of the body. So, though I could not mimic the Devils for which Wily is famous, I was at least able to make a gel based robot. This is, of course, the only one, due to expense. I've also not seen fit to test it in battle too often, from fear of damaging it.
It acts as a bit of a pet, now, I regret to say. Regardless, it is a terrific lab assistant.
