New York school pauses humanoid classroom robot pilot
Salamanca City Central School District paid $57,590 for a Realbotix M-Series humanoid robot and AI program that was meant to launch in fall 2026 classrooms.
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Salamanca High School in New York introduces Sally, a 5'2" humanoid robot, as a teaching assistant for upper grades.
Sally features lifelike silicone skin and designed facial expressions.
The school district emphasizes that the $57,000 robot won't replace human teachers and operates on a closed AI system with no student data transmitted to manufacturers.
A lifelike humanoid robot was expected to take a seat inside a New York high school classroom.
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