DIGIDOG NYC (B)
$49.00
In a moment that felt straight out of a sci-fi film or a nightmare New York City unveiled its controversial DigiDog robot in public housing for the first time, right on 28th Street. The footage went viral: a four-legged, headless robot dog, shining chrome and cold blue lights, marching past brick towers with NYPD logos stamped on its side. For many living there, it wasn’t safety they felt it was surveillance, control, fear.
Local residents and critics alike slammed the city for turning public housing into a testing ground for police tech. Newscasters debated it live: “Is this the future of law enforcement, or a dystopian overstep?” People online called it a “Black Mirror episode,” “RoboCop in the projects,” and even a “digital overseer.”
The NYPD said the DigiDog was there for crime-fighting and safety but no one asked the residents. Why introduce military-style robotics into neighborhoods that have long suffered from neglect, over-policing, and underfunding?
This shirt captures that exact moment: a flashpoint where technology, power, and systemic inequality collided on camera. It’s not just about a robot dog it’s about who gets policed, who gets watched, and what kind of future we’re walking into. The surveillance state isn’t coming. It’s already walking among us.
