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Cincinnati, Ohio: Metrobot

A 27-foot-tall robot-shaped 3-D multi-sign that was the cutting edge of technology in 1988. Restored and upgraded in 2014 by Tom Strohmaier, one of its original artists.

Address:
Walnut St., Cincinnati, OH
Directions:
Downtown. On the west side of Walnut St. just north of its intersection with E. 6th St.
Admission:
Free
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Metrobot.

Metrobot

Nam June Paik's Metrobot.

[Carisa, 11/17/2014]

State-of-the-Art robot sculpture, circa 1988; recently refurbished to serve as Cincinnati's arts ambassador. A pay phone is attached to one of Metrobot's legs, and you can still make a call for a dime.


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