A New York school district will put a $57,000 humanoid robot into classrooms this fall
CyberRobooo · x · 2026-07-27
A New York school district is set to deploy a humanoid robot named Sally in classrooms this fall.
What’s being deployed
- The robot is a $57,000 Realbotix machine with silicone skin and long brown hair
- It will support AI and robotics courses alongside an AI teaching assistant
- Officials say it is meant to assist, not replace, teachers
Context
- The post also references a San Diego charter school that spent $500,000 on two Ameca robots earlier this year
- Those robots were described as “physical AI teaching partners” and are said to produce 60+ realistic facial expressions
The post is essentially about humanoid robots entering classrooms and how the definition of “teacher” may be shifting for students.
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