Thursday at SAP Center, the San Jose Sharks held Military Appreciation Night, and their ceremonial face-off was a sight to behold.

A bomb-disposal robot that resembled Pixar’s WALL-E dropped the puck.

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Members of the 114th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit handled tonight's Military Appreciation puck drop. #SJSharks pic.twitter.com/Wd5TaqSLaS

— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) January 26, 2018

According to the Sharks, two members of the 114th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit operated the robot so that it would drop the biscuit on command.

Sharks captain Joe Pavelski and Rangers captain Ryan McDonagh got a kick out of the experience. As did the Sharks bench.

nbd just a bomb disposal robot rolling by the bench

A post shared by San Jose Sharks (@sanjosesharks) on Jan 25, 2018 at 8:49pm PST

Instagram user @_musared_ published video of the puck drop as well from his lower-bowl seats.

For anyone who wants to see a bomb sniffing robot drop the puck

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This abiotic piece of machinery follows a bomb-sniffing dog, Corporal Nero, dropping the puck ahead of a Anaheim Ducks game in 2016.

Headline photo: Don Smith