More roboticist constructions (brains+things=weird things!)

[Sundance]

If the brain jar doesn't allow the brain in it to speak, you should be able to install a headset into the brain jar to allow the brain inside to scream horrible things at the station.

The brain can speak and see. It just can't do anything else, like move.

any brain jars could have hats.

Actually quite possible. The dimensions for a robuddy (who can wear a hat) is 17 pixels wide, while the brainvat is 16 pixels. It would require no extra spriting to have a hat on a brainvat. For example:
Addendum:
As far as construction goes for the brainvat, it's a 4 step process.
1. Construct Vat frame from robotic fabricator (perhaps should robotics start with a box of them for ease?). Vat frame costs very little resource wise.

2. Add glass to Vat frame

3. Add brain

4. Click in-hand or right-click [activate] to revive brain. (doesn't require wrench)
or

Attaching the brainvat to critters would require clicking the critter with the brainvat, then welding and wrenching, respectively.
Attaching a brainvat to a dead person/monkey, would require the same process, but also requires the dead person to be shocked (pointblanked tased, thrown against a shocked door, defibbed, etc) several times. Person is revived, but is severely mentally retarded, that which cannot be cured. Think frankenstein.

I was also thinking that maybe this shit is fragile? Like if you throw it at something the glass will smash, leaving behind glass shard, the brain and the vat frame.