7 December 2025
RoboCop Statue (Finally) Unveiled in Detroit
Finally. A RoboCop statue was first mooted for Detroit over a decade ago. Back in 2011 there was an exchange on Twitter between a user and the then Mayor of Detroit, Dave Bing. When Bing admitted that there were no plans for a statue of RoboCop in his home town, a Kickstarter campaign raised the funds. And the rest, you would think, was history.
Not so. Although the statue was completed in 2017 a number of things stood in its way, including difficulties in finding an appropriate site, not to mention legal issues with MGM, which owns the rights to RoboCop’s likeness. RoboCop has, however, finally found a home, standing outside 3434 Russell Street, just south of Mack Avenue in Detroit's Eastern Market. The statue was installed there just a few days ago. I think he looks magnificent - here he is in all his glory. Thanks to Neatorama for the heads up on this!
