Forcing rules to accomodate character concepts

[Dannyalcatraz]

But D&D doesn't have robots

It may not have anything in the current incarnation besides Warforged and certain kinds of constructs & golems...

But past editions of the game have definitely had them- see the modules S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peaks and CM4 Earthshaker.

 

[Warren Okuma]

GURPS Infinite Worlds, and it would rock.

And enroll them at IOU... as faculty.