Japanese artist Takayuki Todo has created an unsettling exhibition featuring a chained robot dog programmed to attack visitors. The piece isn’t just about shock – it’s an experiment in human psychology.

Todo challenges us to examine our own emotions. Why do we feel pity, disgust, or even a sense of abuse toward a machine?

“I believe that we should take into consideration the psychology of those who feel ‘it’s abuse,’ ‘it’s pitiful,’ or ‘it’s disgusting’ in response to this tasteless exhibition. At that moment, we perceive this man-made object as a living thing.” – Takayuki Todo

The robot isn’t real, but our emotional response is. How easily do we assign feelings and rights to machines? And in the age of AI, where do we draw the line?