School pauses humanoid robot plan after link with sexbot company raised

A school in rural upstate New York has puts its plans for a humanoid robot on hold, after concerns were raised about the maker's links to a company that produces sexbots.

A school district in a rural corner of upstate New York is hitting pause on plans to deploy an AI-powered, humanoid robot in the classroom over several concerns, including the maker’s ties to a company that produces hyper realistic sex bots.