See It: NYPD Robot Police 'Dog' Goes Viral

NEW YORK CITY — NYPD's latest police "dog" isn't exactly man's best friend.

A viral video viewed more than 8 million times shows a robot dog during an arrest at NYCHA homes in Manhattan.

A crowd gathers to watch the four-legged robot amble from the building and trot down a wet sidewalk.

"I've never seen anything like this before in my life," a woman is heard on the video.

The "dog" — a $74,000 robot from Boston Dynamics — was brought by NYPD officers to the Kips Bay housing on Monday, where cops responded to a domestic dispute, Fox 5 reported.

It's not the first time "Digidog" joined cops on a call. The New York Times reported the 70-pound robot — which can see in the dark, is equipped with cameras, lights and a two-way communication system — responded to a Bronx home invasion.

But many found the robot quite simply "creepy," as reported by Gothamist.

Others questioned whether the robot is necessary at all.

"It is obscene that the NYPD continues to throw money at invasive police technologies when so many are struggling with basic necessities," state Sen. Brad Hoylman tweeted. "This money should be invested in NYCHA and our communities, not in new ways to spy on us."