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The Regulatory Blind Spots Behind the World's First Robot Molestation Case

Outside a fast-food restaurant in Cologne, Germany, a 16-year-old girl was touched on the buttocks from behind by a 1.2-meter-tall humanoid robot styled as Iron Man; two young people (the robot's 16-year-old owner and his 19-year-old companion) livestreamed the entire incident from nearby, and police opened an investigation on suspicion of sexual insult and seized the robot and two mobile phones from a car trunk nearby.

Part of the event: Cologne Police Seize Remote-Controlled Humanoid Robot and Investigate Operator

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