Ever wondered why designing robots is so difficult? Have you had that nagging feeling that something is off? Have you questioned why canon designs look so much better than yours and you can't quite put your finger on it why it is so? Especially when it comes to Transformers Prime style?
I might have one answer for you, explained with these pictures, I hope:
This is just TFP style, should we move to for example IDW bots? Sure, why not!
Okay, I'll stop with the image spam now.
One would argue that human anatomy as a base for a robot is a good start, yes, very much so. After a start the human body underneath becomes less convenient in means