A new rootin' tootin' cowboy is taking on Texas, but he's more interested in dishing out heavy-handed compliments than he's apt to ride a horse through the Wild West. Videos of a child-sized, ...

AUSTIN, Texas — A mysterious buckaroo has been making his way down the streets of Austin. The figure wears sneakers and a cowboy hat and seems generally friendly. At least, for a robot. Videos started ...

In a city that famously pledges to "Keep Austin Weird," a new mechanical marvel has arrived, taking the mantra to a whole new, silicon-powered level. You've heard of the self-driving cars and drone ...

The Wild West meets Wall-E. A slick-talking, cowboy hat-wearing robot, unofficially named “Jake the Rizzbot,” stunned both Texas locals and the Internet with its proficiency in both Gen Z and Gen ...

A robot named Jake surprised a man with compliments in Austin on June 21, 2025. Wearing a cowboy hat, the bot praised the man's outfit and style during their encounter. Humanoid robots are growing ...