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Robot seized by German police after allegedly groping teenage girl

German police have seized the machine after a complaint involving a teenage girl, and the BBC reports details remain thin; the robot has not commented.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOkay, the one we teased: German police have seized a robot after it allegedly groped a teenage girl, according to the BBC.

  2. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorI have covered border disputes and palace coups, and I have never once had to write the sentence the robot is in custody.

  3. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorThe details of what happened are still thin, and it is unclear who or what is responsible.

  4. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorA machine cannot intend anything. Maybe this is a misunderstanding about where its arms were going.

  5. Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSomeone programmed it, Vera. Someone always did.

  6. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the robot is evidence, and the person who built it is the question.

  7. Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEvidence with a charger.

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