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The Makeshift Robot Troupes Flooding Primary and Secondary Schools

During the spring 2026 school term, humanoid robots and robot dogs entered primary and secondary schools across various regions in droves as greeters and performers, but most were rented equipment costing several thousand yuan per day; they were loaded onto trucks and hauled away as soon as the ceremonies ended, lacked supporting curricula and teachers, and some became hallway decorations or even malfunctioned, falling over and kicking students. In May 2026, the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area delivered 20 humanoid robots retired from robot soccer competitions to five secondary schools in the district for school-based curricula and club activities, encouraging students to further develop them, and this has been seen as a reference case distinct from performance-style displays.

Part of the event: Robots crowd into primary and secondary schools, mostly as rented props

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