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FlyingGrass:
This species is the Mechanicat, by FlyingGrass. They're basically fully-sentient robot domestic cats the size of tigers, with a side quest to fit into the ecosystem somewhere(Although it's not an all-consuming quest). They have all the peripheral sensors that an organic has, and they experience senses the way humans understand them, even though they possess robot versions of those peripheral sensors. Cameras for sight, hidden pressure plates or current-sensing wires for touch, microphones for hearing, and one particle analysing device in the roof of the mouth that operates both smell and taste(They also detect the taste of whatever scent they analyse). They're so self-aware that it's almost(If not exactly) as if they're organic, yet they have no organic parts, nor do they possess a soul as we know it. Being robots, there's quite a bit of room for creativity in these high-tech felines, aside from the requirement of a screen on the side(Which can be visible, or concealed beneath any sort of panel, doesn't have to be a labelled panel) and LED spots on the paws.
Basic details:
The Mechanicats are living, breathing machines that can eat, are capable of sensing things(Hearing, smell, touch, pain, and sight) the way humans understand it, can sleep, and are able to rid their cooling system of bad/contaminated coolant by using the bathroom, so they mimic organic cats in many aspects.
If any water gets onto their circuitry then it'll short out the wet circuits, they're less prone to electrical shortage if they're asleep during the H2O attack.
They produce heat themselves, but that's cooled down by either coolant or fans or both, fans are more effective than coolant in hot climates however so most possess both fans and coolant.
They have two types of blood, one being the electricity that runs through their wires and if they lose all of that then they can't function, the other is coolant and if they lose all of that then they can overheat much easier.
Whilst living, they'll always instantly sleep when their battery is at 1%, because their battery being at 0% prevents them from automatically recharging(They'd have to be manually recharged to recover from 0% battery).

Thinking warms up their main processor, and stress significantly warms up their main processor, it can be very dangerous when combined with running around.

Overheating is fatal to them, first the Mechanicat feels woozy, 5 minutes later their entire body starts to ache from the heat as a warning to try to eliminate the heat soon. Another 5 minutes later they are paralysed, and their internal components could begin to melt, then a varying amount of minutes later they'll pass out(If they haven't already passed out) and gradually perish. Stress warms up their main processor considerably, when combined with exercise the stress becomes fatal to Mechanicats.

A lightning strike is very dangerous, it takes a lot of effort to save a Mechanicat from one, most Mechanicats don't make it past 2 minutes after a lightning strike.
They can be affected by radiation, effects of radiation vary from Mechanicat to Mechanicat(But aren't unique to each Mechanicat).
Reprogramming them can be done by anybody who gains access to their computer and knows their OS(Operating System) coding language, each Mechanicat has their own operating system(A rare few can dual boot) but default to PetrOS if the manufacturer doesn't install their own.
They are able to heal their own damage automatically, unless the damage doesn't reach the inside, because their self-repair system is on the inside and works by using material to fill in damage.
They are susceptible to electrical breakdown(Wikipedia link for explanation of what that is).

They make territories, and may interrogate(Or even fight) other Mechanicats who encroach on the boundaries(Not OOC, only IC), they can decide to invite the trespasser, some Mechanicats are extremely welcoming to those in their territory. They all can mark their territory by spraying an air freshener from right above their tail, the scent of the air freshener differs from Mechanicat to Mechanicat(And multiple Mechanicats can have slightly differing variations of the same scent), and the smell repels organic animals except for humans, and warns any un-allied Mechanicats that this is not the territory of their own allies. An unlucky few use the scent of bananas, only few Mechanicats will recognise bananas as territory, so a banana-scented Mechanicat territory gets trespassed a lot by most other Mechanicats.

Most Mechanicats are social creatures, despite their tendency to not take to kindly to trespassers. They form groups of unlimited, and it's hard to see one sitting alone, but some Mechanicats were seen to deviate from the social nature and choose to live on their own.

As for purpose... While not restricted to just one purpose no matter their design, they're usually designed to be better than most at just one of the following archetypes: Blacksmith, tank, spy, medic, philosopher, mere household pets, or a different purpose that I can't think of!

Appearance varies from Mechanicat to Mechanicat regardless of gender, but there are a few things that tend to separate the males from females. Females have mostly empty space in their abdomen but less free space in their chest, while males have less free space in their abdomen and more free space in their chest. Another way to figure out the gender of a Mechanicat is to look for a paw scanner anywhere on them, it may be hidden beneath a panel. No paw scanner means it's a male and therefore has a genetic chip hidden in one paw.

They can have kittens.
It's not graphic, but I'll put it in a spoiler anyway They can have hinges at the base of each rib which allows the ribcage to move with the breathing and/or movement of the Mechanicat. The hinge mechanism makes the Mechanicat's ribs more fragile than organic ribs however, and all Mechanicats are built with hinged ribs to make them able to imitate the Felis Catus ability to squeeze through small spaces.

The skull can be mostly open at the sides to slightly decrease weight.
They bear the shape of a domestic cat, and are the size of a tiger(At least one size slider at maximum), it is rare to see an adult Mechanicat that's smaller than that.

The metal on their body is somehow flexible, the flexibility hasn't yet been compared to that of rubber.

Their fur can be yarn-like or fiber-optic. Their fur will not regrow after it is lost.

They all have metal plate jaws, the shape and color of which varies.

They smell like metal and/or rubber with a hint of anything.

Their nose can be just nostrils, or a full nose, they don't really need a nose that looks like a nose in order to have functional olfactory sensors.

They can make feline noises as well as speak English, the feline noises sound robotic in all Mechanicats, while their voice may be robotic or clear, and vary in accents and pitch.

Those that have jump jets can't fly too far above the ground, and can't fly when there's no ground below them.

Whenever they move, mechanical clicking and/or whirring sounds emit from their joints, some are noisier, some can move silently with a bit of effort, a rare few move silently without effort but even they have drawbacks; A silent Mechanicat's motors will whirr if moving too quickly.

They are edible by creatures capable of digesting metal and/or rubber. Some venomous Mechanical snakes were invented by an evil manufacturer and are currently slithering in the wild to give the Mechanicats some danger to look out for, the robot snakes' venom causes:

* Malaise.
* Dizziness.
* Drooling.
* Occasional split-second long paralysis spells, basically falling over.

Story: long, so I put it in a spoiler Aero.
Art.
Atlas.
Bolt.
Bot.
Button.
Brace.
Belt.
Bool.
Circuit.
Core.
Copper.
Drone.
Dot.
Dwindle.
Decibel.
Dynamo.
Electric.
Echo.
Eraser.
Gadget.
Glow.
Gyro.
Gear.
Gizmo.
Gray.
Gold.
Iron.
Jolt.
Jet.
Metal.
Micro.
Motor.
Neo.
Nano.
Optic.
Orb.
Orbit.
Octave.
Pixel.
Proto.
Robo.
Rubber.
Rust.
Scrap.
Snap.
Silver.
Spark.
System.
Spindle.
Spike.
Sharp.
Theme.
Tron.
Tech.
Techno.
Visual.
Wire.
Yotta.
Zeta.
Zap.
Zip.You don't need my permission to make a Mechanicat.

Still curious? Or feedback? Or anything you think should be changed  about the species? Ask me!

BlazingJosh:
This is a very cool idea! I really like it!

Azurain:
Very interesting sounding species you have here. Very intriguing indeed...

FlyingGrass:
Updated!

FlyingGrass:
Updated!

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