Might help to narrow down a time period, too. All the areas you mentioned could have different "feels" depending on the time period. If you have a definite region and a definite time, then it would be easier to search through some art/architecture examples and perhaps get inspired by something.
Londer, you need to do yourself a huge favor. Forget the details.
Just sit down on Photoshop, or with a paper and a big fat sharpy. Draw silhouettes of your robot. Try out different shapes and once you get a silhouette you LIKE, blow it up, put another piece of paper or another layer over it, and work out the actual shapes and defined details.
It'll save you a lot of frustration and goes a lot faster than just trying out concept after concept 
Good luck! I dig where the second one was going.
Here my try at a quick form sketch of an egyptian fighty bot
Anubi-bot
hehe i been into the egyptian thing lately ><
Mew
anddd here is try number 2, this time a more hulky type
anubi bot 2
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Those are REALLY cool! Do you mind if I use some of this? It's given me some ideas that I hadn't thought of before.
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Those are REALLY cool! Do you mind if I use some of this? It's given me some ideas that I hadn't thought of before.
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I dont mind! thats why i drawed them!
Mew
interesting concept.
awsome sketches Rosen Ice, I love how they feel egyptian robotic.
Anachro and I are working on a comic but I'm still behind on the developing stage for characters. One of the characters is driving me nuts as far as look and feel.
Bot is basically a battle bot rescued from fighting and now wishes to be a pacifist. Of course he gets forced into combat at times. I'm trying to do a balancing act between not being cliche and still looking like a big ol robot. I want his face to be expressionless but his body to be flexible for body language as a way of expression. I also wanted him to look middle eastern, egyption, roman, or indian.
Early concept sketches:
http://londerwost.deviantart.com/art...ghs-2-91698018
Last night I made some concept scetches:
http://londerwost.deviantart.com/art...type-101866474
Any suggestions on how I can make a pacifist middle eastern retro unique big ol robot that can still look like a bad [censored]?