Cologne police have opened a sexual harassment investigation after a robot allegedly touched a 16-year-old girl's buttocks and made thrusting motions while two young men filmed and streamed the incident on a public street. Authorities seized the robot, roughly 120 centimeters tall and dressed in clothing with a gold chain and fake mustache, along with the suspects' phones, and are investigating whether its actions were preprogrammed or remotely controlled in real time.
hardware.slashdot.org
· 2026-10-16
German police in Cologne opened an investigation after a robot, operated by a 16-year-old and a 19-year-old, touched a teenage girl's buttocks and made thrusting motions toward her overnight between Saturday and Sunday. The pair allegedly filmed and livestreamed the incident with commentary before police found the robot stashed in a car trunk and confiscated it along with their phones.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-10-15
German police confiscated a remote-controlled humanoid robot after it allegedly touched a 16-year-old girl's buttocks and made thrusting motions toward her on a Cologne street overnight on October 10-11. The incident, livestreamed with commentary, involved two teenage boys—reportedly the robot's 16-year-old owner and a 19-year-old companion—who are considered suspects but have not been charged. Officers found the roughly four-foot-tall robot, dressed in sweatpants, sunglasses and a fake mustache, in a car trunk near a fast-food restaurant.
techspot.com
· 2026-10-15
Police in Cologne, Germany, are investigating an incident in which a robot allegedly touched a 16-year-old girl inappropriately. Authorities are examining whether two teenagers were remotely operating the machine at the time of the alleged assault.
gizmodo.com
· 2026-10-15
Microsoft announced it will cap monthly cloud streaming hours for Xbox Game Pass tiers, ending years of unlimited access. Ultimate subscribers get 15 hours, Premium gets 10, and Essential gets 5, with an option to buy additional hours once limits are reached. The change takes effect in November, and non-subscribers will also be able to purchase cloud streaming time for games they already own.
cnbc.com
· 2026-09-03
CD Projekt Red announced at Gamescom's Opening Night Live that The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Remastered will arrive Sept. 29 as a free upgrade for existing owners on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S, and will also debut on Nintendo Switch 2 and Battle.net. Starting immediately, the studio is also making the game's two expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, free to owners. A new paid expansion, Songs of the Past, is planned for 2027, introducing a new region called Letten and serving as what may be Geralt of Rivia's final adventure.
cnet.com
· 2026-08-25
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