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Robot model

Sally

AI-powered humanoid robot designed as a teaching assistant.

Track Sally
Manufacturer
Realbotix
Form factor
service
Maturity
pilot
Lifecycle
active

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.)
Verified deployments
None on file
Sources on file
1 source, view all

No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Key facts

Price

$57,590

Form factor

Humanoid with lifelike appearance (silicone skin, brown hair)

Use case

Teaching assistant for 11th/12th grade AI classes

Status

Deployment paused — Salamanca NY school district, July 2026

Use cases

Teaching assistant (11th/12th grade AI classes), education, companionship

Deployment

Salamanca City Central School District, NY — PAUSED July 2026 after public criticism

Manufacturer

Realbotix Corp. (TSX-V: XBOT)

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.

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Sally on the deployment map

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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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)

  1. NY Times · https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/25/nyregion/robot-school-new-york-salamanca.html

Common questions

What is Sally?
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.
How much does Sally cost?
Sally's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Sally from Realbotix. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Sally actually deployed in the real world?
Sally is at the pilot stage: a trial is reported, but no deployment is yet verified at a named site on the DEPLOY registry. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes Sally?
Sally is made by Realbotix, based in Las Vegas, NV, USA, founded in 2020.
Can you buy Sally?
Sally is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
What are alternatives to Sally?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable service robots to Sally include Tally, Lio, Autonomous UV-C Disinfection Robot, Evo.
How does Sally compare to Tally?
Sally and Tally (Simbe Robotics · 13 deployments) are both service robots on the DEPLOY registry. Sally has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
What is Sally's maturity stage?
Sally is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
Where is Sally deployed?
No verified deployments of Sally are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Sally safe?
Sally has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-26

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-26

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: service

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

Sally the Robot Was Coming to a New York School. Then the Plug Was Pulled.

Jul 25, 2026

Rural NY School To Launch Humanoid Robot Teacher

Jul 14, 2026

New York school district to deploy humanoid robot teacher this fall

Jul 1, 2026