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7/29/2026

A New York District Paused Its $60,000 AI Robot After the State Stepped In

Salamanca put its humanoid robot pilot on hold while it works out student data privacy agreements with the state. The superintendent says Sally was never going to teach. The state commissioner points out a board presentation called it a tutoring platform.

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Mary Johnson

7/25/2026

A Humanoid Robot Is Coming to a New York High School, and Teachers Are Calling It Creepy

Salamanca High School will be the first US school to deploy a humanoid robot and AI teaching assistant. Teachers want a pause, the state has raised privacy concerns, and Seneca residents say a school where roughly a third of students are Native American should not be the test site.

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Mary Johnson