20260729 - Let's palm off humanoid robot teachers onto poor kids

totally not repurposed s*x dolls, how dare you suggest such a thing

https://pivot-to-ai.com/2026/07/29/lets-palm-off-humanoid-robot-teachers-onto-the-poor-kids/ - blog post

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• Realbotix Provides AI Humanoid Robot Delivery Update (PDF) https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66607b8e2bcc809d7b9d283e/69cc3019d8171a1f88f5c03a_Realbotix%20Announces%20Sale%20and%20Delivery.pdf
• Realbotix Partners with Bloom to Launch UK Pilot Using Humanoid Robots to Combat Elderly Social Isolation (PDF) https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/66607b8e2bcc809d7b9d283e/6a4b87ff4c21f67aa1076311_Bloom%20PR%20Final.pdf
• Realbotix to Deploy First Humanoid Robot and AI Teachers Assistant in U.S. School District https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260624597868/en/Realbotix-to-Deploy-First-Humanoid-Robot-and-AI-Teachers-Assistant-in-U.S.-School-District
• 'Really inappropriate': teachers decry plan for humanoid robot in New York high school https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/25/new-york-humanoid-robot-teachers-school
• MEET ARIA THE FEMALE COMPANION ROBOT https://x.com/dominicditanna/status/1877175915806945683
• SCCSD Board of Education Meeting, July 21, 2025 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Wr0ZN3Q1gI&list=UU9rJrMVgcXTfa8xuMnbhAEA
• Tokens.com Closes Acquisition of Simulacra Corporation https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240418830174/en/Tokens.com-Closes-Acquisition-of-Simulacra-Corporation
• Realbotix aims to shed X-rated past with crypto-funded pivot to AI and robots https://thelogic.co/news/the-big-read/simulacra-realbotix-sex-dolls-robots-pivot/
• Realbotix Corp. Provides Corporate Structure and Operations Update https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260722562302/en/Realbotix-Corp.-Provides-Corporate-Structure-and-Operations-Update
• After backlash, Upstate NY school district pauses plan to add humanoid robot to classroom https://www.newyorkupstate.com/schools/2026/07/after-backlash-upstate-ny-school-district-pauses-plan-to-add-humanoid-robot-to-classroom.html
• New York school district halts plan to use humanoid robot amid backlash https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/27/new-york-school-humanoid-robot-plan-paused

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Previously on Pivot to AI:

• Will WOMEN have more SΕX with ROBOTS than MEN by 2025?? Your super soaraway Pivot investigates https://pivot-to-ai.com/2025/03/23/
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