Acutally? One of our crew was able to take a good look at both that robot another deactivated robot we found. And another of our group managed to save the robot's head! But as far as I know, no clue about what made it so rundown to begin with.

The hidden area was just another laboratory area that was full of unrecognizable technology, a photo of a rubber duck and a mysterious sphere. The sphere apparently had some kind of spiritual energy in it... That's actually how we escaped. It brought us outside when we touched it, after showing us a very odd vision.