Voice of San Diego reports that **Altus Schools** purchased two ChatGPT-enabled humanoid robots, the `Ameca`, for a combined **$500,000**, and installed one at Altus Charter School of San Diego in Tierrasanta. School officials told Voice of San Diego the robots are part of a pilot program to explore possible classroom roles; the chain described the machines as the "world's most advanced AI-powered humanoid robot," per the report. Researchers cited in the article expressed skepticism about classroom value. Wayne Holmes, professor of critical studies of artificial intelligence and education at **University College London**, is quoted: "There is no independent evidence at scale that the use of these tools is either effective or safe, or even have a positive impact on the classroom."