German Police Investigating If Teens Were Piloting Robot That Groped 16-Year-Old Girl

Police in Cologne, Germany have seized a robot they said groped a teenage girl and are investigating whether two male teenagers were manually controlling it at the time, the Associated Press reported this week.

The alleged assault occurred on the night of October 10-11, and the two teenagers (aged 16 and 19) suspected to have deployed the robot reportedly livestreamed the incident with commentary. The AP reported that videos posted online show the teenagers walking with the robot at nighttime…