An upstate New York school district is set to introduce a humanoid robot into its classrooms this autumn, deploying it as an AI-powered teaching assistant. The move reflects a broader push across the United States to bring artificial intelligence into education, as schools and universities look to prepare students for a workforce increasingly shaped by AI technology.

The initiative comes amid wider efforts to expand AI education nationally, with the Trump administration having called for greater integration of AI teaching in schools and Purdue University introducing AI-related graduation requirements for its students. The New York district's robot is intended to support teachers and pupils directly within the classroom, though specific details on its functions and the scale of the rollout were not fully outlined.