Classrooms in the Salamanca City Central School District will have a unique aide on hand this upcoming school year.
Realbotix Corp., an AI systems and humanoid robots developer, announced a pilot program agreement with the district to integrate an AI teacher's assistant as well as deploying its M-Series humanoid robot.
The robot, according to a Business Wire release, will "enhance interactive classroom engagement and demonstrate embodied AI in education."
Optio, the AI assistant, will provide the students with an at-home tutor utilizing personalized avatars trained in district curriculum, according to the release.
"Salamanca Schools are excited to partner with Realbotix to provide our students with a safe, Salamanca-specific AI tutor and our educators with customized AI tools,” superintendent Mark Beehler said in the release.
The release says the program features education-specific guardrails, protections against inappropriate responses, and operates under district oversight.