‘Really inappropriate’: teachers decry plan for humanoid robot in New York high school
A Realbotix robot at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA Realbotix robot at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. Some local Native American residents have also criticized the pilot program, citing its implementation as “culturally tone deaf”.The robot, named Sally, was purchased by the Cattaraugus county school district – which includes Salamanca high school – for $57,590.
- ▪A Realbotix robot at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January.
- ▪Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA Realbotix robot at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January.
- ▪Some local Native American residents have also criticized the pilot program, citing its implementation as “culturally tone deaf”.The robot, named Sally, was purchased by the Cattaraugus county school district – which includes Salamanca high
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A Realbotix robot at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenA Realbotix robot at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. Photograph: Patrick T Fallon/AFP/Getty ImagesNew York‘Really inappropriate’: teachers decry plan for humanoid robot in New York high schoolRobot from company that acquired sex doll maker to be introduced in school with large Native American populationMichael SainatoSat 25 Jul 2026 08.00 EDTLast modified on Sat 25 Jul 2026 08.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA humanoid robot is being introduced as part of a pilot program, along with an AI teaching assistant, at Salamanca high school in Salamanca, New York, located on the Allegany territory of the Seneca…
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