{
  "schema_version": "1.0",
  "incidents": [
    {
      "slug": "cologne-2026-10",
      "title": "Cologne: reported assault involving a humanoid robot",
      "published_at": "2026-10-13",
      "reviewed_at": "2026-10-13",
      "occurred_at": null,
      "location": { "city": "Cologne", "country": "Germany" },
      "status": "investigation_ongoing",
      "control_mode": {
        "value": "under_investigation",
        "qualifier": "as_reported",
        "reports": [
          { "value": "remotely_operated", "source_id": "nos-2634801" },
          { "value": "under_investigation", "source_id": "wdr-cologne-report" }
        ]
      },
      "robot": { "manufacturer": null, "model": null, "slug": null },
      "summary": "NOS reports that police are investigating an alleged sexual assault involving a remotely operated humanoid robot and a 16-year-old girl.",
      "reported_facts": [
        { "text": "NOS reports that police are investigating the alleged assault.", "source_id": "nos-2634801" },
        { "text": "NOS describes the humanoid as remotely operated and reports an alleged livestream.", "source_id": "nos-2634801" },
        { "text": "NOS reports that police seized the robot and phones and that the investigation is ongoing.", "source_id": "nos-2634801" },
        { "text": "NOS reports that human operators are suspected.", "source_id": "nos-2634801" },
        { "text": "WDR reports that the incident occurred in the night leading into Sunday; from the article date, this indicates the night of 10–11 October 2026.", "source_id": "wdr-cologne-report" },
        { "text": "WDR reports that police are investigating whether the robot was being controlled at the time and, if so, by whom.", "source_id": "wdr-cologne-report" }
      ],
      "limits": [
        "The reviewed reports do not establish an exact date or time for the incident.",
        "The robot manufacturer and model are not established.",
        "Who or what controlled the robot at the time has not been established by the reviewed reports.",
        "No autonomous AI decision by the robot has been established.",
        "No conviction has been established."
      ],
      "sources": [
        {
          "id": "wdr-cologne-report",
          "label": "WDR report",
          "url": "https://www1.wdr.de/nrw/koeln/roboter-fasst-maedchen-an-po-100.html",
          "quote": "ob und wenn ja, von wem der Roboter zum Tatzeitpunkt gesteuert wurde",
          "published": "2026-10-13",
          "updated_time": "18:14",
          "accessed": "2026-10-13",
          "media_type": "article",
          "publisher_type": "independent"
        },
        {
          "id": "nos-2634801",
          "label": "NOS report",
          "url": "https://nos.nl/l/2634801",
          "quote": "Wel loopt er een onderzoek.",
          "published": "2026-10-13",
          "published_time": "14:47",
          "updated_time": "16:20",
          "accessed": "2026-10-13",
          "media_type": "article",
          "publisher_type": "independent"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}