Oh look, another sad robot! This one is next to a cat!
So I didn't want it to be the same, but I wanted a similar result. Robot's an actual type now (thanks Unfinity!), and I wanted a reason for the robot feel a bit down. It knows it's existence is purely to die, giving a mage knowledge of the places it's been, and leaving behind it's memory bank for them to sift through later. Why give this research-bot full sapience? Wizards are assholes.
Because it isn't as directly useful, I reduced the mana cost from it's inspiration. So unlike Solemn, you can get the land later, which is useful for landfall strategies. Clues instead of a card is also good for some decks.
There's a few 'sad robot' paintings out there, but this one had a cat in it.