San Diego Charter School Spends $500,000 on ChatGPT-Powered Humanoid Robots as Teaching Partners
Altus Schools in San Diego has invested $500,000 in two Ameca humanoid robots to serve as AI-powered teaching partners in classrooms. The ChatGPT-enabled robots can function as tutors, wellness coaches, career guides, and translators. While school officials call it groundbreaking research into physical AI in education, critics question whether the expensive experiment delivers enough value to justify the cost.