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Cologne: police seize humanoid robot controlled by two teenagers that touched a 16-year-old girl

The robot was seized as evidence on 11 October in Germany, The Guardian reports in a column by Arwa Mahdawi.

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According to The Guardian, police in Cologne are investigating an incident in which a humanoid robot, controlled by two teenagers, touched the buttocks of a 16-year-old girl and made sexual gestures towards her.

The robot was wearing clothes and a fake moustache. According to the British daily, the two teenagers reportedly streamed the scene live on the internet.

Cologne police released a photo of the robot, which was seized as evidence on 11 October.

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  1. The Guardian (Robots) · theguardian.com

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