--- title: "Community Confused by “Rizzbot” Walking Around With Cowboy Hat and Chain, Complimenting Their Outfits in Gen Alpha Slang" description: "A cowboy hat-toting bipedal robot, dubbed \"Jake the Rizzbot,\" is wandering the streets of Austin, Texas, flinging compliments." date: "2025-07-04" modified: "2025-07-04" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/rizzbot-cowboy-hat-robot-austin" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Robotics" - "Robots and Machines" tags: - "Bipedal Robots" - "the digest" - "tiktok" - "unitree" --- # Community Confused by “Rizzbot” Walking Around With Cowboy Hat and Chain, Complimenting Their Outfits in Gen Alpha Slang ![A cowboy hat-toting bipedal robot, dubbed "Jake the Rizzbot," is wandering the streets of Austin, Texas, flinging compliments.]() *\Image: YouTube / Futurism\* ## Flex Zone A cowboy hat-toting bipedal robot, dubbed "Jake the Rizzbot," is wandering the streets of Austin, Texas, turning heads and flinging compliments using some truly cringeworthy — and equally hilarious — Gen Alpha slang. Videos on social media show the robot approaching strangers to compliment their appearance. "Hey, I'm Jake, it's nice to meet you," the bot told one puzzled onlooker in a [widely-shared TikTok video](). "Yo G, that sleeveless plaid shirt is straight bangin'. And you flexin' that build like a boss, and that watch on your wrist? Iced out, nephew!" "You radiate that big boss energy, my dude," it added. "Serious expression, but you looking hard." The head-turning droid is a bipedal G1 robot developed by Chinese tech company Unitree Robotics. Thanks to reinforcement learning AI, the $16,000 mech can quickly pick up how to perform some seriously impressive tricks, [like an impressively swooping roundhouse kick](). In addition to some [characteristically sycophantic]() large language model-based voice chops and a camera feed, Jake the Rizzbot is the kind of lighthearted implementation of AI that [we could use more of]() these days. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/UpXKZEgrB6Q ## Big Bot Energy The kind of groveling Jake the Rizzbot is employing to win over the residents of Austin isn't just hilarious to watch, though; it's part of a [larger conversation]() surrounding the tendency of AI tools like ChatGPT to employ language designed to please the user. Earlier this year, users of OpenAI's extremely popular chatbot [noticed]() that the tool had turned into a groveling sycophant, forcing the company to [roll back a recent update](). While Jake the Rizzbot isn't likely to pose any actual danger, *Futurism* [has reported]() on ChatGPT users developing what's being called "[AI psychosis]()," facilitated by AI models that lean into a range of alarming delusions, pushing users down sometimes severe mental health rabbit holes. Luckily, Jake the Rizzbot is probably more likely to make you cringe as it flatters your appearance. "Ma homie, that beard is cold and that mustache is hard, you look clean, nephew," it [told one nonplussed onlooker](). "Gee, that black smartwatch is straight iced out, and that white tee’s bangin." **More on Unitree:** *[We're Apparently Living in an Anime, Because This Robot Has Learned Kung Fu]()* ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()