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

The robot, said to be 120cm tall, was dressed in a white tank top, black sweatpants and wearing a gold chain and sunglasses. It also had what appears to be a fake moustache. — Cologne Police via AP

COLOGNE : 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.

Police in the western city of Cologne responded after the incident overnight Saturday (Oct 10) to Sunday (Oct 11), in which the robot's suspected 16-year-old owner and a 19-year-old companion were said to have filmed the alleged assault.

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据称，这台机器人身高120厘米，身穿白色背心和黑色运动裤，戴着金项链和太阳镜，还戴着一副假胡子。——科隆警方通过美联社报道

科隆：德国警方称，两名年轻男子操控的机器人触摸了一名16岁女孩的臀部，并向她做出性骚扰动作，德国当局已对此展开调查。

西部城市科隆的警方对周六（10 月 10 日）晚至周日（10 月 11 日）晚发生的事件做出了回应。据称，机器人的 16 岁主人和一名 19 岁的同伴拍摄了这起涉嫌袭击事件。

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