IN 2015, a robot in Japan found itself being bullied by children. Robovie 2 was stationed in a shopping mall in Osaka. When Robovie 2 found its path impeded by mere mortals, it would politely ask them to get out of the way. Most adults did, as did most children – when they were on their own … but when they moved around in groups, children would obstruct the robot and even become violent towards it. . http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/16222183.How_robot_research_in_Scotland_could_help_save_humans_from_themselves/?ref=rss