‘The future is here’: Chippewa Valley Schools invest in humanoid robot

‘The future is here’: Chippewa Valley Schools invest in humanoid robot

It’s not every day that a school district invests in a humanoid robot for its mechatronics class, but for Chippewa Valley students, that day was Dec. 4. At the school board meeting, officials approved a $32,700 purchase of a TRON 1 Robot for Dakota High School in Macomb Township. Jomo Walker teaches mechatronics, robotics and design technology at Dakota and Chippewa Valley high schools requested the purchase of the robot. He said he noticed tech…