As a robotics researcher, learning scientist, and author who has followed Realbotix for years, I'm compelled to do a Bluesky thread on this whole pivot that Realbotix is now trying, turning from humanoid sex robots to classroom "education" robots. Buckle up. nysfocus.com/2026/…
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Julie Carpenter, PhD
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Researcher with public evidence across AI research, Agents & robotics, Culture, work & education.
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Researcher of people and technology. AI, trust, & attachment. Wrote: "The Naked Android: Synthetic Socialness and the Human Gaze" & "Culture and Human-Robot Interaction in Militarized Spaces: A War Story." jgcarpenter.com
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Rural NY School To Launch Humanoid Robot Teacher nysfocus.com
What 12 State ‘Companion Bot’ Laws Demand of AI Providers techpolicy.press
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NY School District Hits Pause on Robot Teacher Amid Scrutiny nysfocus.com
AI robot dolls charm their way into nursing the elderly restofworld.org
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OpenAI Allows Adult Content in ChatGPT Starting December techbuzz.ai
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Social media stole our attention. AI companions are coming for our hearts. The legal battles may be next san.com
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Twelve states now have "companion bot" laws aimed at reducing risks, particularly for minors. Danny Tobey, Ashley Carr, and Michael Atleson of DLA Piper analyze the substantive provisions and identify four overarching principles for AI providers. buff.ly/qturQKB
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Twelve states now have "companion bot" laws aimed at reducing risks, particularly for minors. Danny Tobey, Ashley Carr, and Michael Atleson of DLA Piper analyze the substantive provisions and identify four overarching principles for AI providers. buff.ly/qturQKB
Salamanca has paused the robot pilot. The district cited unresolved student data privacy agreements with the state; the state cited concern over humanoid robots in the classroom. nysfocus.com/2026/07/24/n... Thanks @wendynorris.bsky.social
This is an excellent and in-depth article on Hyodol, a similar robot in size, appearance, and uses. Already distributed in S Korea. The good, bad, and real outcomes of its user experiences at this time: restofworld.org/2025/korea-a...
Fuller picture: health issues and a used up financial safety net, alongside job search. Sharing does real work, or direct help welcome. If you enjoy my scicomm and public writing, consider giving. Writing: jgcarpenter.com/blog.html GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/4khbe-stil... Ve…
Often quoted differently on this stuff, but @drkatedevlin.bsky.social and I agree. I just love how she cuts straight to it with no hedging. Just: yes, of course people want this, here's why. www.techbuzz.ai/articles/ope...
My Bluesky Salamanca robot thread broke containment. I was quoted in this @techspot.bsky.social piece on the school district's purchase of a Realbotix companion model "teaching assistant." Response in new mini 1/🧵 techspot.com/news/113154-new-york-school-deploys-ai-teaching-ro…
Microsoft named Phase One of its new AI agent rollout "Make people addicted," and @404media.co released it. Here's what that means for human-centered design and who's actually accountable. jgcarpenter.com/blog.html?bl...
A robot designed to bond with children and isolated elders, built on AGI infrastructure, by a committed Singularitarian. That ideology shapes every design decision. I'm quoted in @geekwire.com. www.geekwire.com/2026/this-3-...
Quoted here on AI companions, progressive attachment, and the design choices that makes a chatbot relationship feel like it's growing naturally when it isn't. san.com/cc/social-me...
My 🧵 from yesterday made me do the thing today: wrote a blog post (no paywall, ever): jgcarpenter.com/blog.html?bl.... A New York high school is piloting a social female-gendered humanoid robot in a classroom this fall, touted as learning support for teenagers.
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BTW, I am one of those people currently looking! Senior UX researcher and human-AI interaction strategic specialist. I've done the work at Meta, Accenture Labs, and with Fortune 500 clients. If you know of something, I'm genuinely open to conversations. DM me here.
The job market is broken and everyone knows it. AI is rejecting qualified people at the front door for not using the magic keywords—and then we're told to be more "strategic" with our applications. The problem is not our word choices, it's a system designed to filter people rather than find them.
Putting this out to my Bluesky people: I'm looking for UXR work, contract or full-time—my focus is human behavior with AI systems, robots, AR/VR, or web-based. If a lead comes to mind, I'd welcome it. DMs open. 🧵
I have one of the weirdest areas of research. That’s enough robots and AI for tonight.
Immediate availability for work: rapid UX with actionable findings & recommendations, or longer-form applied research engagements. Also help teams and researchers develop white papers and academic manuscripts, from framing through submission. Background in human-AI interaction, governance. DMs open.
Tomorrow I am posting a serious academic essay to my blog about generative AI that opens with a reference to a Mitch Hedberg joke.
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