Super Bowl weekend delivered plenty of surprises, but few were as unexpected — or as viral — as Cardi B’s run-in with a humanoid robot outside her San Francisco hotel.
The Grammy-winning rapper turned a casual sidewalk moment into an internet spectacle on Saturday when she stopped to interact with a robot stationed on the pavement. Dressed in a bold black-and-yellow figure-hugging jumpsuit and towering stilettos, Cardi appeared to be in high spirits as she playfully danced around the machine, drawing laughter from bystanders.
At one point, she jokingly told the robot, “Get away from my man,” sending the small crowd into fits of laughter. But the lighthearted moment quickly took a dramatic turn. As Cardi moved around in her sky-high heels, she appeared to lose her balance — and in an unfortunate twist, the robot toppled over as well, falling onto her.
The brief mishap caused a moment of panic before nearby onlookers rushed to help her up. Fortunately, the fall seemed minor, and Cardi was soon back on her feet without any visible injuries. A video of the incident, first shared by TMZ, spread rapidly across social media, with fans reacting to everything from her outfit to the robot’s unexpected collapse.
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Cardi later addressed the viral clip in the comments, jokingly asking TMZ to take it down and playfully referencing the outlet’s founder, Harvey Levin. Her response suggested she was taking the incident in stride.
The rapper was in San Francisco to support her boyfriend, New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs, ahead of Super Bowl LX against the Seattle Seahawks at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara. The couple, who have been linked since late 2024, share a three-month-old son.
Earlier in the weekend, Cardi also made headlines at a Fanatics Super Bowl party when she was asked to share a motivational message for Diggs. With a smile, she simply said, “Good luck,” sparking debate online about her understated response.
Following the Patriots’ 29–13 loss to the Seahawks on February 8, eagle-eyed fans noticed that Cardi and Diggs were no longer following each other on Instagram. Screenshots of the apparent mutual unfollow quickly went viral, fuelling speculation about their relationship. So far, neither has addressed the situation publicly.