# The Ragtag Robot Troupes Flooding Primary and Secondary Schools

- Source: OFweek Robotics
- Published: 2026-10-28T06:44:00.000Z
- RoboHot: https://robohot.news/en/items/ptjsteo4rylfr1kca59pr6zn1
- Original: https://robot.ofweek.com/2026-10/ART-898890-8500-30709204.html

## Summary

During the spring 2026 school-opening season, humanoid robots and robot dogs crowded into primary and secondary school opening ceremonies, mostly rented devices costing several thousand yuan per day that were loaded onto trucks and hauled away after performing choreographed moves such as waving, bowing with hands clasped, and dancing. Performance robots are still in their "toddler stage," and campus events in Xinjiang, Xi'an and elsewhere have already seen malfunctions such as uncontrolled kicking and striking or hugging students. In May 2026, the Beijing Economic-Technological Development Area will hand over 20 humanoid robots "retired" from robot soccer matches to five middle schools for secondary development, seen as a curriculum-based model distinct from performance.