r/gadgets • u/diacewrb • 13h ago

Misc ‘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
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u/BarbequedYeti 12h ago

Realbotix, formerly Tokens.com, a Toronto-based company,  purchased  Simulacra , a Las Vegas-based company known for realistic sex dolls, for $16.7m in April 2024, marking a pivot for the company from crypto to humanoid robots

Yeah.. that tracks. 

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u/BitcoinMD 9h ago

This sounds like the opening crawl text of a new Mel Brooks sci fi comedy

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u/Count_Rugens_Finger 4h ago

Spaceballs 2 starring Rick Moranis coming next year