The Guardian·4 min read·medium

‘Really inappropriate’: teachers decry plan for humanoid robot in New York high school

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Michael Sainato
‘Really inappropriate’: teachers decry plan for humanoid robot in New York high school
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Teachers and community members in Salamanca, New York, are protesting the introduction of a humanoid robot into a local high school. Critics argue the robot, produced by a company with ties to the sex doll industry, is inappropriate and dehumanizing for an educational environment.

A Realbotix robot at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January./Getty Images A Realbotix robot at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January./Getty Images New York ‘Really inappropriate’: teachers decry plan for humanoid robot in New York high school Robot from company that acquired sex doll maker to be introduced in school with large Native American population

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