- Beeple showcases a robotic art installation named “Regular Animals” at Art Basel Miami Beach 2025.
- Robots with sculpted heads of tech and art icons capture images and print stylized artworks linked to blockchain-based NFTs.
- Some printed images include codes enabling NFT claims, connecting physical prints to digital tokens on a blockchain.
- Each robot, except one, was priced at $100,000 and sold out during the VIP preview.
Digital artist Mike Winkelmann, known as Beeple, has introduced an interactive exhibit called “Regular Animals” at Art Basel Miami Beach 2025. The installation runs through December 7 at the Miami Beach Convention Center as part of the event’s Zero 10 program for digital art.
The exhibit features quadruped robots equipped with sensors, cameras, and dye-sublimation printers. Each robot wears a hand-sculpted silicone head resembling prominent figures such as Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, and Beeple himself. While wandering the fair, the robots capture scenes and produce stylized prints related to their respective head identities.
Some printed works include embedded codes that allow attendees to claim associated NFTs. These NFTs link the physical prints to tokens stored on a blockchain, a digital ledger technology used to secure and verify ownership. At a Luma event, it was noted that “1024 free prints and 256 free NFTs” were distributed on opening day.
Each robot is based on a commercial four-legged platform modified with advanced cameras, sensors, and compact printing technology. According to a technical description by Whitewall, the platinum-cure silicone heads were custom crafted for each unit. The robots’ generated images represent an AI reinterpretation of the visual information they collect.
Beeple described the project’s intent in an interview with CNN as a way to document “memories” on a blockchain, stating the robots will “only take pictures and develop these memories.” He further remarked to The Art Newspaper that art and tech leaders shape public perspectives profoundly through control over visuals and algorithms.
At the VIP preview, seven robot units were available, each priced at $100,000 except the robot with the Jeff Bezos head, which was not for sale. All units sold out during the event. Prints created by the robots bear a humorous disclaimer identifying the artwork as “100% pure GMO-free, organic dogshit originating from a medium adult dog anus.”
This installation marks more than four years since Beeple achieved a landmark $69 million NFT sale with “Everydays: The First 5000 Days.” His work was pivotal in bringing digital art and NFTs into mainstream markets.
Despite a cooling period for NFTs after mid-2022, sales saw a 78% rise by mid-2025, helped by reduced floor prices, though overall trade volume dropped 45% quarterly. Beeple acknowledged in an October 2024 interview that NFTs experienced more criticism than enthusiasm during their history.
For further details on the related event program and interviews, see the Art Basel Zero 10, the Luma event description, the CNN interview, and the Whitewall technical description.
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