Robot model
Sally
AI-powered humanoid robot designed as a teaching assistant.
The verified answer
As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Sally, a humanoid by Realbotix (pilot): 3 verified deployments on record. 1 source back the record.
Overview
AI-powered humanoid robot designed as a teaching assistant. $57,590 price point. Features 'lifelike appearance' with silicone skin and long brown hair. Was set to deploy at Salamanca High School (NY) for 11th/12th grade AI classes — program paused after public criticism July 2026.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
- Sources on file
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Key facts
Maker
Form factor
Price
Use cases
Deployment (Jul 2026)
Data & sources
News coverage
1
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Pricing
No verified price is on record for Sally. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Deployments (3)
- Sally at New York City, New York, USAoperational
Aria humanoid deployed at tm:rw Times Square storefront as social greeter and brand ambassador at 220 W.
- Sally at Plano, Texas, USAoperational
Realbotix humanoid deployed at Ericsson Imagine Studio for workforce training, studio greeter, and campus outreach.
- Sally at Las Vegas, Nevada, USAoperational
Aria humanoid robot deployed at Tix4 kiosk at Fashion Show Las Vegas for customer service and show information.
Sally on the deployment map
View the global mapWhere Sally is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 26, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedJan 20, 2026
at Plano, Texas, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedSep 25, 2025
at New York City, New York, USA
- Deployment verifiedVerifiedAug 7, 2025
at Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Safety record
No incidents on record for Sally.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Sources (1)
Mentioned on (1)
Registry pages whose text names Sally.
Companies (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-12
Verification posture
Verified
Medium confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-12
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: humanoid
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- secondary-established-publication
- Established publication
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Sally.Recent coverage
Sally in third-party press
Attention vs reality over time
Media mentions per month (area) against verified deployment events (dots). A press spike over a flat deployment line is the hype gap, drawn over time.
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Sally from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Sally the Robot Was Coming to a New York School. Then the Plug Was Pulled.
Salamanca City Central School District (Western NY) put its humanoid robot teacher program on hold after public criticism. Sally, a $57,590 AI-powered humanoid robot from…
Rural NY School To Launch Humanoid Robot Teacher
Salamanca High School to deploy humanoid robot and avatar teaching assistant starting fall 2026. Sally, a female humanoid robot, first of its kind in a US school district.
New York school district to deploy humanoid robot teacher this fall
Salamanca City Central School District to deploy Sally, a $57,590 AI-powered humanoid robot from Realbotix (CEO Andrew Kiguel), as teaching assistant for 11th/12th grade AI…
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/realbotix-sally.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/1e719d49-75b9-4996-9b7a-01b58f8012d5
- Revision history: /models/realbotix-sally/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Reality vs attention
Sally draws attention at the 11th percentile but verifies reality at the 70th percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap -59.2, 94th widest among humanoids.
Analysis
Limited independent press and video coverage to date.
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Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 24, 2026