Oh BOY. So I'm currently playing an automaton character in a Strength of Thousands campaign (pf2e), and I'm playing her very much like a stereotypical robot: no emotion, strongly rational, all that good stuff. One thing that I've made core to the character is her ability to learn and grow, but I don't like the idea that a lack of emotion is a flaw that needs to be overcome. So, my philosophy is "make her become emotionally intelligent, not emotional".

Sadly, I think with the way I play her, people would anthropomorphize her hard.