This San Diego charter school bought $500,000 worth of humanoid robots for the classroom

Altus Schools says the robots will help students learn. Critics are asking why an AI teaching experiment needed to look human.

The humanoid robot “Ameca”. [Photo: Britta Pedersen/picture alliance via Getty Images]

The newest teacher at San Diego charter school chain Altus Schools stands 6’2″, has bright blue eyes, and a bald head. It is also a robot.

Ameca, which the school touts as the “world’s most........

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