Beeple’s robot dogs print AI art at Berlin Museum

The installation “Regular Animals” by digital artist Mike Winkelmann, known as Beeple, is on display at the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin through May 10, 2026. The piece uses autonomous four-legged robots fitted with hyper-realistic silicone heads modeled on public figures and cultural icons.

Each robot moves within an enclosed gallery space, scans its surroundings with integrated cameras and sends captured images to an AI system. The system reinterprets the captured scenes according to the artistic persona linked to each head. For example, a head modeled on Pablo Picasso produces images with cubist-like distortions, while a head modeled on Andy Warhol generates pop-art–style output.

After the AI creates an image, a rear-mounted printer on the robot produces a physical print. Visitors may take the printed images free of charge. The silicone heads identified at the exhibition include Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Mark Zuckerberg, Andy Warhol, Pablo Picasso and Beeple himself; reports from the show also indicate a head resembling Kim Jong Un.

The project includes a blockchain element. QR codes displayed at the installation allow visitors to claim non-fungible tokens associated with the work.

“Regular Animals” debuted at Art Basel Miami Beach in 2025 and was brought to Berlin for Gallery Weekend 2026. The Berlin presentation is Beeple’s first institutional exhibition in Germany. Video and images of the robots producing printed images have been shared online since the opening.

Museum staff have placed the robots inside a controlled gallery area and permit visitor interaction under gallery conditions. The run at the Neue Nationalgalerie ends on May 10, 2026; organizers say the work may move to other venues or be reconfigured for future exhibitions.

Beeple gained international attention in 2021 with the sale of the NFT “Everydays: The First 5000 Days” for $69.3 million at Christie’s. “Regular Animals” brings together robotics, artificial intelligence, celebrity imagery and blockchain tokens within a single installation.