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The auction house said the historic sale "launches a new frontier in the global art market, establishing the auction benchmark for an artwork by a humanoid robot".

Mr Musk has previously said he was inspired by Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, which features humanoid robot Marvin the Paranoid Android.

And he topped off his highly-produced event with a demonstration of a humanoid robot named Optimus, several of which performed dance moves for the crowd or served drinks.

Tesla boss Elon Musk says the electric vehicle car maker will start producing and using humanoid robots from next year.

The asymmetrical nature of dragon-on-human or humanoid violence means most of those skirmishes are settled quickly.