{"id":388521,"date":"2026-10-16T13:00:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/robot-accused-of-sexual-harassment-is-tech-making-women-less-safe-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-10-16T13:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-16T12:00:40","slug":"robot-accused-of-sexual-harassment-is-tech-making-women-less-safe-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/robot-accused-of-sexual-harassment-is-tech-making-women-less-safe-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Robot accused of sexual harassment: Is tech making women less safe? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/T1lABDyEEd0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Robot accused of sexual harassment: Is tech making women less safe? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T1lABDyEEd0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A robot allegedly gropes a 16-year-old girl on a street in Germany \u2014 while the young men behind it livestream the encounter. Police are investigating, but the case raises a disturbing question: As robots become more sophisticated and accessible, could they become a new tool for sexual harassment and abuse? 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Police are investigating, but the case raises a disturbing question: As robots become more sophisticated and accessible, could they become a new tool for sexual harassment and abuse? 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