This is the moment a real dog came face-to-face with a robot dog on the streets of west London — and wasn’t very happy about it.
The footage, filmed in Holland Park, shows the black and white dog clearly confused by its robotic counterpart, keeping its distance and barking loudly.
Spooked by the robot, the dog constantly approaches warily before retreating, still barking and flapping its ears.
At one point, the robot dog astonishingly stands on its hind legs - to shouts of “Oh my God what the hell?” from equally bewildered onlookers.
A real dog met an AI robot dog in London today and clearly doesn’t know what’s going on 😭🐕🤖 Footage shows a man walking his dog past a silver robot dog standing on the pavement - moving, reacting, even making sounds. The actual dog is barking like his life depends on it,… pic.twitter.com/9rMEOZcJY8
— UB1UB2 West London (Southall) (@UB1UB2) May 2, 2026
As the robot comes closer, the dog retreats further, moving onto some steps on the pavement in an attempt to escape.
The dog’s owner, wearing a grey top and jeans, also can’t believe what he is seeing, shaking his head with a smile on his face.
The footage is accompanied by ongoing commentary from the person filming, with comments such as “Dog sees the future and he is like ‘Nah’. That is hilarious” and “The dog is like what is going on. You are on four legs but this should not be happening.”
The robot dog in the video appears to be the Go2 AIR Robotic Dog model made by Chinese firm Unitree Robotics.
Costing around £2,000, it is described as an “advanced intelligent bionic quadruped robot”, which can “perform complex movements” including upside-down walking, adaptive roll-over and obstacle climbing.
It uses sensors to assess its surroundings, uses reflected light to create 3D models and maps of nearby objects, and can recognise human voices and respond to commands and questions.
There is a camera where the dog's face would be with an ultra-wide angle lens, and an accompanying smartphone app which lets users+ view the photos or see a feed of surroundings from the dog's point of view.
It's not all good news however - they can’t be walked in the rain as they aren’t waterproof, and they have a battery life of just one to two hours.
Unitree Robotics is based in Hangzhou, China, and is one of the biggest players in the robotics industry.
The Unitree G1 robot is one of the most advanced commercially available humanoid robots in the world.
Footage of the G1 robot went viral earlier this year when a young boy was slapped across the face by a rogue robot in Shaanxi Province, China.
