Ngokombiko wephephandaba i-Guardian izolo, iSalamanca City Central School District esifundazweni saseNew York eMelika isanda kumemezela ukuthi imise uhlelo lokuhlola ukufundisa ngerobhothi elinomzimba womuntu, olwalwenziwa ngokubambisana nenkampani yezobuchwepheshe yaseToronto, eCanada, i-Realbotix.
Lesi sifunda sezikole sithe: “Sisebenzisana nomnyango wezemfundo waseNew York ukuze siqhubeke nokwenza ngcono isivumelwano sobumfihlo bedatha yabafundi, kanti siyaqhubeka nokuxhumana nababambiqhaza emphakathini ukuze siqinisekise ukuthi izinyathelo zokuvikela ubumfihlo ziphelele. Siyabonga ngokubekezela kwawo wonke umuntu, futhi sizokhipha izibuyekezo kamuva.”
Ngokwemibiko, iSalamanca City Central School District itholakala endaweni yokulondoloza amaSeneca enyakatho yeNew York, futhi ifundisa abafundi abaningi abangabomdabu baseMelika. Ekuqaleni lesi sifunda sasihlele ukufaka irobhothi elinomzimba womuntu i-Sally, elenziwe yi-Realbotix, emakilasini ezikole zamabanga aphezulu.
Leli robhothi elinomzimba womuntu libiza cishe u-58,000 wamadola aseMelika (inothi: ngezinga lokushintshisana kwemali lamanje, cishe lilingana no-393,000 yuan). Linesikhumba se-silicone nezinwele ezinsundu, futhi lingakha ulwazi lokufunda olusebenzayo kubafundi ngezingxoxo zemvelo, izimpawu zobuso kanye nokusebenzisana ngesikhathi sangempela.
INYunyana yothisha ehlangene yaseNew York yake yaphikisa esidlangalaleni lolu hlelo, yathi: “Irobhothi elenziwe yinkampani enobudlelwane nemikhiqizo yabantu abadala akufanele libe khona emakilasini ethu.” (I-Realbotix yathenga inkampani i-Simulacra eminyakeni emibili edlule; le nkampani yakamuva ikhiqiza kakhulu onodoli babantu abadala.)
Usihlalo wenyunyana uMelinda Person wengeze wathi: “Abafundi bethu abawadingi amarobhothi; badinga ukwakha ubudlelwane bangempela nabantu abadala ababakhathalelayo. Othisha bayakwazi ukubona lapho abafundi bebhekene nobunzima, futhi babakhuthaze lapho bephumelela. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi isikhumba serobhothi sibukeka singokoqobo kangakanani noma indlela eliphimisa ngayo inembe kangakanani, ngeke likwazi ukwenza lezi zinto.”
Usihlalo weSalamanca Teachers Association uLacey Pihlblad uthe: “Sikhathazekile ngomlando we-Realbotix. Sikhathazeke kakhulu ngokuthi irobhothi lizogcina yini idatha nokuthi linawo yini umsebenzi wokuqopha umsindo.”
Isikhulu esiphezulu se-Realbotix, u-Andrew Kiguel, siphendule sathi: “Sihlonipha ngokuphelele isinqumo sesikole, futhi sizimisele ukubambisana enqubweni yokuhlola ngokucophelela.”