What robots are doing in schools right now
The strongest school record is telepresence for pupils who cannot attend. Classroom humanoids engage children but, in the largest trial, taught no better than a tablet.
11Jobs robots do for a school today
10Independent deployment records behind this page
6 of 10Records that document a pause, removal or failure
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- Novelty fades fast. In a special school, daily use roughly halved within the first week.
- A person runs every success. In every positive school record, a teacher or specialist ran the sessions.
- “Autonomous” may mean a hidden operator. Several classroom robots were driven remotely because speech recognition failed.
- Teachers and parents worry about recording. Agree consent and data rules with staff unions before a camera enters class.
- Telepresence is a short-term bridge. It works one pupil at a time, alongside tutoring, not instead of it.
- Funding may cover the robot, not the running. Capital grants have left schools paying the operating costs.
Unlabelled points come from operator-reported or independently observed deployments.
Built on 10 independent deployment records. Robot prices are vendor or reseller list figures and vary by market — confirm with the vendor.