You’re placed in a room with an animal. The door is closed and you cannot leave. The animal is completely calm and has no intent of harming you. You are in no danger unless you provoke the animal in some way.
E.J Sue’s “Mechaforce” is one of the few “How to Draw” books I would point newbies looking to get into drawing robots to. It emphasises knowing the basics (Very difficult to draw a robot properly if you can’t use perspective) and fundamental shapes and even arm techniques, and gives a neat insight into how mechanical forms work in art.
These are just a few of the examples from the anatomy section of the book. It’s currently on sale on Amazon and worth checking out, though I will note it is not a “be all end all” resource, thankfully you can fill in your knowledge gaps elsewhere.
[ID: a pair of purple knitted socks. there is red text stitched on the ankle areas: "i love you" on one pair, and "i'm glad i exist" on the other.]
i made socks!! they take a long time. but it feels very rewarding to carefully make things with my hands that bring warmth and protection. the words are from "the orange" by wendy cope.