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A lifelike humanoid AI robot standing at the front of a quiet classroom beside a chalkboard, illustrating a New York school's paused plan to use an AI robot teaching assistant.

A NY School Tried to Put a Lifelike AI Robot in a Classroom. Teachers Revolted — and the Plan Was Paused

The Salamanca school district planned to add a humanlike Realbotix AI robot to a classroom as a teaching assistant. Teachers and their union called it 'really inappropriate' — and the backlash forced the district to hit pause. Here's what happened.

Jul 29, 2026