By Philip Marcelo NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 A school district in a rural corner of upstate New York is hitting pause on plans to deploy an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom after state education officials, teachers and local residents raised concerns, including the maker’s ties to a company that produces hyper realistic sex bots. The Salamanca City Central School District’s board approved the nearly $60,000 purchase from Realbotix with visions that \u201cSally,\u201d as the stationary robot with long dark hair has already been nicknamed, would enhance the education of high school students studying robotics and technology fields. \u201cHaving a difficult time programming an Arduino board? Don\u2019t even know what an Arduino board is? Ask Sally and she can explain it,\u201d Superintendent Mark Beehler, said Tuesday. \u201cThe robot also provides… <\/p>\n
By Philip Marcelo NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 A school district in a rural corner of upstate New York is hitting pause on plans to deploy an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom after state education officials, teachers and local residents raised concerns, including the maker’s ties to a company that produces hyper realistic sex bots. The Salamanca City Central School District’s board approved the nearly $60,000 purchase from Realbotix with visions that \u201cSally,\u201d as the stationary robot with long dark hair has already been nicknamed, would enhance the education of high school students studying robotics and technology fields. \u201cHaving a difficult time programming an Arduino board? Don\u2019t even know what an Arduino board is? Ask Sally and she can explain it,\u201d Superintendent Mark Beehler, said Tuesday. \u201cThe robot also provides... <\/p>\n