United Kingdom, July 28 -- A New York school district has suspended plans to introduce a humanoid robot into one of its high schools following strong opposition from teachers, unions and community members.

The Salamanca City Central School District announced that its pilot programme with Toronto-based technology company Realbotix had been put on hold while officials review student data privacy protections and gather further feedback from the community.

The district said in a statement: "Ensuring that appropriate privacy protections are in place and incorporating input from our community are important parts of the process."

The proposed programme would have introduced a humanoid robot named Sally to Salamanca High School. According to R...