Robot Teacher Sparks Backlash
A New York high school is deploying a $57,590 humanoid robot in the classroom, and teachers are fighting back. 👀 What do you think?
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The classroom of the future is arriving with a deeply controversial milestone. Salamanca High School in New York is set to become the first in the nation to deploy a humanoid robot named Sally alongside an AI teaching assistant.
The local school district purchased the Realbotix machine for $57,590, sparking immediate backlash from educators and the community. The Salamanca Teachers Association is demanding a pause, warning that introducing human-like robots dehumanizes the teaching profession and threatens student privacy.
Adding to the tension, local Native American residents call the pilot culturally tone-deaf, comparing it to historical experimentation on indigenous children. While Realbotix insists the technology is only meant to complement human educators, state officials warn the machine risks replacing vital human judgment.
