Robot Tutor From Sex-Tech Firm Sparks Classroom Debate

A New York school district plans to deploy Sally, a $57,000 humanoid from Realbotix, as a classroom teaching assistant in STEM and arts classes, touting AI features like lesson generation and real-time translation; critics question the ethics, cost, and the robot’s sex-doll origins, while Realbotix says Sally won’t replace teachers or be internet-connected, highlighting ongoing tensions about AI in education amid teacher shortages.