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TikTok Robot Sensation Rizzbot Flips off Users

Priyadharshini S October 27, 2025 | 2:09 PM Technology

Rizzbot, a kid-sized humanoid robot built by Unitree Robotics with over a million TikTok followers and more than half a million on Instagram, sent me a photo: it was flipping me off.

Figure 1. Rizzbot the TikTok Robot Gives Users the Middle Finger.

I was shocked—but a sinking feeling told me why. A few weeks earlier, Rizzbot—or whoever runs its Instagram—had chatted with me about a potential story. The account itself is hard to ignore: a humanoid strolling the streets of Austin in Nike Dunks and a cowboy hat, known for roasting people, flirting, and just having a good time. Its name, Rizzbot, comes from the Gen Z slang “rizz,” meaning charisma. Figure 1 shows Rizzbot the TikTok Robot Gives Users the Middle Finger.

Rizzbot had agreed to an interview, so I began reaching out to experts to discuss the future of humanoid robots in preparation for the story. Two weeks after my initial DM, I told Rizzbot that I would finally send over the interview questions the following Monday or Tuesday.

But life got in the way, and I missed my own deadline. By Thursday morning, I was finally ready to send the questions and figured, no big deal.

I didn’t give up. I apologized—to the robot (or its human operator?)—for the delay and promised to send the questions first thing during office hours. But when I tried a few hours later, I was met with a cold, digital response: “user not found.”

While my friends laughed, I sank into gloom. Not only was my story on the rocks, but I’d also earned the dubious distinction of being the girl blocked by a dancing robot.

Morgenstein told other outlets that Rizzbot’s owner simply enjoys entertaining people and showing the joy humanoids can bring.

Who actually runs Rizzbot’s social accounts remains unclear. When Rizzbot sent that middle-finger photo to Amanda Silberling, it also sent an error message—likely accidental—about being out of GPU memory. The message suggested that an AI agent might be managing the account, perhaps auto-generating DMs. It also revealed that Rizzbot has only 48GB of memory.

In the age of AI, someone capable of training a robot could easily connect an LLM to Instagram DMs. My block, my friend noted, could even have been a fail-safe—automatically triggered when I messaged in the early hours, even if it was meant as a reply.

There are hints a human might be involved, though: typos in the initial DM reply when I first requested an interview suggest human oversight. Still, unless Rizzbot confirms whether its social media manager is another bot—which seems unlikely given our “beef”—I may never know. Perhaps it doesn’t matter.

“If they spent $50,000 on a bot and a few thousand on a 48GB memory machine, I wouldn’t put anything past them,” my coder friend said. “They’re clearly committed to the bit.”

Rizzbot’s TikTok page alone has amassed more than 45 million views. One video shows it chasing people in the streets; another captures it running into a pole mid-run. A viral clip, likely AI-altered, shows Rizzbot being run over by a car.

“Performance seems to be really the big use case for these kinds of robots,” Jung told me, adding that Rizzbot is “like a modern version of street performance with a hand puppet.”

Beyond Rizzbot, he mentioned humanoids performing folk dances alongside humans during China’s Spring Festival. In San Francisco, meanwhile, people head to the boxing ring to watch robots exchange jabs.

“Robots will become the primary mass-market entertainers, show performers, dancers, singers, comedians, and companions,” Dima Gazda, founder of robotics company Esper Bionics, told me. “Humans will become niche, top talent. As robots gain grace and emotional intelligence, they’ll blend into performances and interactive experiences better than humans.”

It’s been over a week since I was blocked, and I find myself reflecting on the joy I felt watching Rizzbot chase people in the streets. My favorite video shows a woman twerking on Rizzbot, a crowd forming around the spectacle. People seemed genuinely entertained, perhaps itching for their own chance to twerk on a robot.It’s been over a week since I was blocked, and I find myself reflecting on the joy I felt watching Rizzbot chase people in the streets. My favorite video shows a woman twerking on Rizzbot, a crowd forming around the spectacle. People seemed genuinely entertained, perhaps itching for their own chance to twerk on a robot.

Source: TC

Cite this article:

Priyadharshini S (2025), TikTok Robot Sensation Rizzbot Flips off Users, AnaTechMaz, pp.291

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