Disk Notes:
You have to identify parts of the robot. You need these when you go to the academy for training. You have to pass the "written quiz".

Here are the parts:
Right Shoulder -- TORSO MAINFRAME
Chest -- INTERCOOLER
Right Hip -- GYRO HOUSING
Left Upper Thigh -- JUMP JET INTAKE
Right Elbow -- ELBOW ACTUATOR
Right Inner Arm -- BALANCE STRUT
Right Thigh -- LEG MAINSHAFT
Left Foot -- FOOT UNIT
Right Foot -- FOOT CASTING
Right Ankle -- FOOT ACTUATOR

That's it. The Right side of the robot will be on the right side of the screen, so when I say "Right Shoulder", from the robots point of view, it is really the left side. You'll get that eventually.
For the Robotic Excercises, experiment a little. Who knows, it might help your piloting and gunnery skill more. After the city gets blown up by several 35-ton jenner robots, and when you get to the StarPort, you'll get your own 25-ton spankin` new Commando `Mech. Of course, you can upgrade that to a 30 ton Commando like I got, with 10 lasers on it.