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Pedestrians and baseball fans on Wednesday were met with a bizarre sight this afternoon: a four-legged, flesh-colored autonomous robot topped with the head of Elon Musk.<\/p>\n
The robot is part of a new art installation titled “Regular Animals.”<\/p>\n
The interactive stunt is a lead-up to an exhibition at the Node gallery space in Palo Alto, scheduled for April 18.<\/p>\n
SAN FRANCISCO – If you saw Elon Musk’s head roaming about San Francisco’s SOMA neighborhood, no \u2014 you weren’t imagining it.<\/p>\n
Elon Musk head<\/p>\n
What we know<\/p>\n
Pedestrians and baseball fans on Wednesday were met with a bizarre sight this afternoon: a four-legged, flesh-colored autonomous robot topped with the head of Elon Musk strutting around on the sidewalk, garnering stares and giggles.<\/p>\n
The robot is part of a new art installation titled “Regular Animals.”<\/p>\n
The dog-like creature that bears a striking likeness to the Tesla chief and one-time White House DOGE czar was deployed near Oracle Park, where it startled and intrigued San Francisco Giants fans heading to the game.<\/p>\n
Beeple’s creation<\/p>\n
Dig deeper<\/p>\n
The piece is the work of Mike Winkelmann, the globally recognized digital artist professionally known as “Beeple.”<\/p>\n
This was the first time one of Beeple\u2019s robotic creations has been deployed into a live, public crowd.<\/p>\n
“There is not one person that stops by and doesn’t take out their phone,” said Phil Mohan, director of Node. “It just feels like a glimpse of something.”<\/p>\n
Art exhibit ahead<\/p>\n
What’s next<\/p>\n
The interactive stunt is a lead-up to an exhibition of Beeple\u2019s work at the Node gallery space in Palo Alto, scheduled for April 18.<\/p>\n
In addition to the Musk robot, Beeple has created similar autonomous machines featuring the likenesses of other tech billionaires, including Mark Zuckerberg and Jeff Bezos.<\/p>\n
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An autonomous robot head of Elon Musk struts around San Francisco outside a Giants game at Oracle Park. April 8, 2026<\/p>\n
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An autonomous robot head of Elon Musk struts around San Francisco outside a Giants game at Oracle Park. April 8, 2026<\/p>\n
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An autonomous robot head of Elon Musk struts around San Francisco outside a Giants game at Oracle Park. April 8, 2026<\/p>\n
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An autonomous robot head of Elon Musk struts around San Francisco outside a Giants game at Oracle Park. April 8, 2026<\/p>\n
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