A cyborg cat checked many of the boxes.
An organic internal architecture allowed the cat to retain most of the advantages of living organisms.
A metallic exterior made it easy for Ves or anyone else to repair, replace or upgrade the feline's outer body parts.
It became increasingly more common for Ves to gain access to high-grade materials, some of which were good enough to be used in first-class products.
The problem was that the quantity was always insufficient. Obtaining ten or so kilograms worth of alloys was often completely inadequate.
Even the lightest mechs weighed at least several metric tons, so it was completely pointless for Ves to design a machine based on a rare material that was only as big as a human head.
However, a few kilograms or rare and precious alloys was more than adequate for a cyborg cat!
"A smaller divine artifact is much less resource intensive." Ves smiled.
