I'm thinking of JD with gyro. So he can have better precision and balancing. In addition, I think JD should have another pair of servo between its body and its two legs so each leg can rotate left and right while its curled up making a step backward or forward.
Another design could be a T-Rex or any dinosaur feature-like design. Also I'd like to have a robot that's ROV under water. It's a very good starting point for marine biologist and marine engineers designing underwater explorer.
I'm also thinking of JD with a toy gun that can aim on targets, make precision and shoot using the user's command. In addition, there should also be a projectile launcher robot or something that does that. It should be able to measure the distance from itself to the target using laser-sensor, make calculations based on kinematic equations and forces and launch the target accordingly.
Other robots from Synthiam community

Nallycat's Cog A Social Interactive Robot

Justinratliff's Finley Themed Robot
