Police confiscate robot that groped 16-year-old girl, probe if young men were at the controls

A local news story from Florida, reported by WFLA Tampa.

Local News · Florida · October 14, 2026

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German authorities opened an investigation into possible sexual harassment after a robot controlled by two young men touched the buttocks of a 16-year-old girl and made thrusting movements toward her, police said.

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