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A robot dog with the head of Elon Musk that was part of an art installation at Miami Art Basel in December was seen prancing around San Francisco on Wednesday, as part of a promo for an upcoming art show.

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[–] agingelderly@lemmy.world 40 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

If I saw this I would stomp it's stupid face

[–] webp@mander.xyz 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I normally don't condone kicking dogs, but.

[–] Salamanderwizard@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

If that fucker became President, I could see this happening. We'd have these shitty robot dogs and robot humanoids with his head on em. Instead of Skynet, we'd get Xnet or Musknet, some stupid thing like that.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] daannii@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago

Yes it does. There are videos on Instagram.

It can lift the front right leg. That's pretty much the only thing it can do aside from walking.

[–] CompGenius@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

This is the real Futurama. We'll never be rid of these people. They'll just put their heads on robot dogs and have their post apocalyptic slaves serve them.

JK but this is seriously unsettling but that was probably what the artist was going for so props to them?

[–] jmill@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

The fact they made the whole thing flesh colored and not just the head makes it so much worse somehow...

[–] PorradaVFR@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago

Wow.

Almost as creepy and synthetic as the real thing. That's saying something.

[–] acme401@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

San Francisco Nazi dogs. I fucking hate San Francisco Nazi dogs.

[–] homes@piefed.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Has it smashed up all of the bus stops yet?

[–] teyrnon@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 weeks ago

Talk about soom scrolling here.

[–] volore@scribe.disroot.org 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Now I'd never normally be in favor of kicking dogs, not even robot ones; however...

[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] ag10n@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Art, doesn’t it make you reflect on things?

[–] Blackfeathr@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

As someone who makes art, yes.

This is just...mildly distressing?

[–] nightwatch_admin@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Hoo boi do you have a liberal definition of “mildly”.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago
[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 2 points 2 weeks ago

This would encourage me to avoid that “art show” at all costs.