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If your kid isn’t having nightmares about robots yet . . . they MIGHT if they go to this school.
The Salamanca City Central School District in Western New York will deploy a new kind of teacher to greet students this fall: A full-on HUMANOID ROBOT.
The robot, named Sally, will not replace the classroom teacher . . . but it’s programmed to provide “learning support” to both students and educators.
Sally will have a “lifelike appearance” with silicone skin and long brown hair. She’ll be stationary, in a seated position, but will have a wide range of upper-body movements and facial expressions.
Sally won’t use the students’ names . . . (possibly due to privacy concerns) . . . so the kids will have to address themselves with a number.
They’ll be able to say, “‘Hi Miss Sally, I’m student number 1234,’ and then Sally would be like, ‘Hey, we were talking about this yesterday, do you want to continue that conversation?'”
She can also support the teachers by interjecting if the teacher forgets where they’re at in the lesson plan, or accidentally skips over something.
Sally is costing the district around $57,000, which is discounted from the normal price of $95,000.
(There’s additional info, here.)
