14.10.2026 15:58
Police in Cologne, Germany, seized a 120-centimeter robot alleged to have approached a 16-year-old girl from behind and touched her. The robot's 16-year-old owner and his 19-year-old friend were apprehended, and it was determined that the owner livestreamed the incident on social media. Police are investigating whether the robot was deliberately directed.
Police seized a robot accused of harassing a 16-year-old girl in Germany.
In the German city of Cologne, police launched an investigation on the grounds that a robot accused of harassing a 16-year-old girl was controlled. The robot's 16-year-old owner and his 19-year-old friend were caught shortly after the incident. It was stated that the robot was found in the trunk of the teenager's vehicle.
SHE SCREAMED AND WALKED AWAY
Cologne police also seized the red-gold colored robot, which is alleged to have touched the buttocks of the girl who screamed and walked away and made disturbing movements, and two mobile phones belonging to the teenagers.
Noting that the teenager who owns the robot livestreamed the harassment incident on his social media account and commented on the incident, police stated that the 120-centimeter-tall robot quietly approached the girl, who was with her friends on Saturday, from behind.
MUSTACHE ATTACHED, GOLD CHAIN PUT ON
In the photo released by the police, it was seen that the robot was fitted with a black mustache, dressed in a white T-shirt, and had a gold-colored chain attached.
Police are trying to determine whether the robot's movements during the incident were deliberately controlled.