Atlas Obscura
RoboCop Statue in Detroit, Michigan
RoboCop is a fictional, cybernetically enhanced Detroit police officer from the RoboCop franchise. Beginning in 1987 with the film “RoboCop”, the stories of RoboCop center around, Officer Alex James Murphy after he has been cybernetically enhanced and continues to fight crime in Detroit. In early 2011, the Detroit mayor and his communications team solicited suggestions for improvements to the c…