Oct 14, 2026 · 3 min · 2 segments
Lisa and Russell discussed how two German teenagers have found a disturbing new way of using robots. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
German authorities have initiated an investigation into possible sexual harassment after a robot operated by two young men, Weird Science style.
Oh, so it wasn't real artificially intelligent [laughs]
I do.
Duh.
Uh, th- this robot made inappropriate physical contact with a teenage girl in Cologne, Germany.
And these two little pervs, 16 and 19 they were, were filming it and streaming it, streaming the encounter online.
I'm not gonna laugh.
The robot touched the girl's buttocks.
Yes.
And then did a little dance.
Do you want me to...
I'll write...
This, this is a, an actual news story, people, so I...
All right.
It performed thrusting movements.
Uh, alluding to, well, you can put two and two together.
Well, yes, of course.
Yeah.
Um, uh-
Mama took a wow wow.
[laughs] Exactly.
I wonder if it had a little sound, one of those robots-
German authorities have initiated an investigation into possible sexual harassment after a robot operated by two young men, Weird Science style.
Oh, so it wasn't real artificially intelligent [laughs]
I do.
Duh.
Uh, th- this robot made inappropriate physical contact with a teenage girl in Cologne, Germany.
And these two little pervs, 16 and 19 they were, were filming it and streaming it, streaming the encounter online.
I'm not gonna laugh.
The robot touched the girl's buttocks.
Yes.
And then did a little dance.
Do you want me to...
I'll write...
This, this is a, an actual news story, people, so I...
All right.
It performed thrusting movements.
Uh, alluding to, well, you can put two and two together.
Well, yes, of course.
Yeah.
Um, uh-
Mama took a wow wow.
[laughs] Exactly.
I wonder if it had a little sound, one of those robots-
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