Joshua Zitser, Business Insider, A ‘male’ humanoid robot was unveiled in Saudi Arabia. It then inappropriately touched a female reporter, 11 Mar 2024. “QSS, which did not immediately respond to BI’s request for comment, told Metro that the robot was “fully autonomous” and was operating “independently without direct human control.””
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