Kids in the Salamanca City Central School District were almost a pilot program for a robot tech company.
The fight is not over for the Salamanca, New York, residents though, as the state could push through the robo-teacher program after making a few adjustments.
‘[This] marks the beginning of a new era.’
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On Friday, the school district announced that its pilot project with company Realbotix, which operates “AI-powered robots for companionship, entertainment, and customer service,” has been paused.
The pilot is “currently on hold while we work through enhanced student data privacy agreements with [the] New York State Education department,” the school district wrote.
The district planned to use literal fembots; a female robot named Sally with a “lifelike appearance,” New York Focus reported. With silicone skin and long, brown
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