how can a telescope be nimble?

As District 9 director, Neill Blomkamp said:

'' If you're wanting to make something that isn't human beloved or even despised, it needs to have some form of similar characteristic to a person. whether that be, a movement, a reaction or a physical feature of some of other kind, people won't care if it doesn't have something that they could relate to. who cares if a giant bug gets killed? But who cares if a giant singing and dancing bug gets killed?''

In other words, this telescope needs to personified in some way, shape or form for it to be considered a successful character in this skit.

These above, are a few standard Google images of some home telescopes, modern and not so modern. although they all differ in more ways than one, the common thing between them all is the cone shape scope, and the tripod on which they stand.

Surely the lens bares a 'face' like quality, or at least a cyclops/wall-e/short circuit style ocular piece.

The scope itself, with is unique expandable and retractable qualities, could act as a spine-like foundation, which most of the 'upper body' movement could come from.

and last but surely not least, is the common tripod 'legs' which they all have. This surely doesn't need much of an explanation, but these could be and will be used for legs.

these again are some stock, Google cartoons of telescopes. The common thing between all the ones I saw, were that the best ones, like the 2 above, weren't shrouded in detail, they were just basic shapes but were effective. I'll touch more upon this in my 'character design'