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May-Bee and the Bot (In the Uncanny Valley) is a 28-foot stainless steel sculpture of a kneeling robot topped by a bee-like insect, installed in February 2026 on Greensboro’s Downtown Greenway at West Market Street.
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A 28-foot stainless steel robot kneels beside Greensboro’s Downtown Greenway and waves to people passing on the trail, with a giant bee-like insect perched on its head. The work is “May-Bee and the Bot (In the Uncanny Valley)” by Pete Beeman, a Portland-based artist and engineer.
WUNC reported on 9 February 2026 that Beeman had completed the installation over the previous weekend, attaching the Bot’s left leg on Friday 6 February. He said it had taken about a year from first conversations to setting a 3,000-pound sculpture in the ground. The project was funded by the nonprofit Cemala Foundation and others.
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Sculpture beside a paved, four-mile downtown trail. A hand crank on the Bot’s leg moves the wings, and WUNC says lighting around the installation lets it be seen day and night. The Greenway offers an audio tour through the Otocast app.
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On the Downtown Greenway at West Market Street, Greensboro, North Carolina. The Greenway is a public multi-use trail encircling downtown.
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