Rural NY School District Will Be One of First to Bring Humanoid Robot Into Classroom

nysfocus.com · 2026-07-14 · by Long Nguyen ·generic
Plans to deploy a "lifelike" robot and avatar teaching assistant at Salamanca High School have sparked debate over the role of technology in schools.

Rural NY School District Will Be One of First to Bring Humanoid Robot Into Classroom

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“Bringing it into the school district is contradicting everything we believe.”

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