A French nightclub has caused a stir after it exhibited pole-dancing robots donning high heels.

The gyrating robots had CCTV cameras for heads and were interspersed among their human counterparts at the Strip Club Cafe (SC-Club) in Nantes on Friday night.

The androids moved their hips in time to the blasting music while on elevated platforms, in front of a male-dominated audience.

A French nightclub has caused a stir after it exhibited pole-dancing robots donning high heels

British artist Giles Walker poses next to his pole-dancing robot during its installation at the Strip Club Cafe in Nantes on August 29

The robotic 'strippers' were assembled using parts from plastic mannequins and metal vehicle scraps.

Their official launch will take place at the venue on Tuesday evening, where they will perform for one month alongside the 10 other dancers who work there.

British artist Giles Walker is the mastermind behind the unorthodox concept, explaining that the camera heads were intended to play with the idea of voyeurism.

A pole-dancing robot created by British artist Giles Walker is displayed in the Strip Club Cafe in Nantes, France on August 29

The robotic 'strippers' were assembled together using parts from plastic mannequins and metal vehicle scraps

Walker adjusts a pole-dancing robot during its installation at the Strip Club Cafe. The artist said his robots explore the notion of 'who has the power between the voyeur and the observed person'

Walker said his robots explore the notion of 'who has the power between the voyeur and the observed person.'

SC-Club owner Laurent Roue said that some people might find the robots 'very sexy' although the main intention is to 'pay homage' to robotics and artificial intelligence.

A dancer at the club named Lexi was confident that the robots could never replace the real dancers.

Lexi added that her job was artistic and beautiful rather than vulgar and the robots would not change that.

SC-Club owner Laurent Roue said that some people might find the robots 'very sexy' although the main intention is to 'pay homage' to robotics and artificial intelligence