German police in Cologne are investigating a case after a humanoid robot allegedly sexually harassed a 16-year-old girl. Investigators said two teenagers, a 16-year-old boy and a 19-year-old boy, are suspected of carrying out the alleged abuse while also filming and broadcasting the incident on social media. Police said the Criminal Investigation Department opened the case on suspicion of sexual harassment and is examining whether the robot was programmed in advance or controlled in real time. Experts said a robot cannot simply act on its own, and that someone must switch it on and program or operate it. An IT and robotics director at the Slovak University of Technology said the alleged incident involved misuse of the humanoid robot, and that responsibility lies with the people using the technology. An attorney said the robot itself would not be legally responsible because it has no legal personality, but responsibility can be traced through technical logs showing who issued commands. The lawyer also said the suspected acts could fall under different offences, including public order related charges and possibly offences involving civil harm, depending on how the case is legally assessed. Cologne police did not outline specific charges in the available account, and the investigation is continuing. The case also marked the first incident of its kind in Germany mentioned in the report.