--- title: New York school pauses humanoid robot ‘Sally’ after... description: A New York school district's plan to deploy a humanoid robot named Sally in a high-school classroom has been paused after pushback from the state education... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/new-york-school-pauses-humanoid-robot-sally-after-state-and-union-pushback-yttack3ui twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: New York school pauses humanoid robot ‘Sally’ after state and union pushback | daily.dev og:description: A New York school district's plan to deploy a humanoid robot named Sally in a high-school classroom has been paused after pushback from the state education... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/new-york-school-pauses-humanoid-robot-sally-after-state-and-union-pushback-yttack3ui og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/yttacK3ui.png og:image:alt: New York school pauses humanoid robot ‘Sally’ after state and union pushback og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # New York school pauses humanoid robot ‘Sally’ after state and union pushback **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A New York school district's plan to deploy a humanoid robot named Sally in a high-school classroom has been paused after pushback from the state education commissioner and teachers' unions. The Salamanca City Central School District paid $57,590 for the robot, made by Realbotix, which was to be used in AI and robotics courses. Controversy erupted largely due to Realbotix's corporate lineage — the company acquired the parent of RealDoll, a sex doll manufacturer. The state education department cited concerns about student privacy, screen time, and the broader impact of AI in classrooms. The district says it will use the pause to address data privacy agreements and consult parents before deciding next steps. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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