Robot Teachers As A Next Step In Algorithmic Education? Ethical Considerations At The Interfaces Between Humanism, Digital Humanism And Critical Posthumanism

This paper explores the ethical considerations surrounding the use of robots as teachers and personalized learning companions in education. While AI and robotics are increasingly integrated into educational settings, the deployment of humanoid robots as educators remains rare but raises important questions. The article asks to what extent concepts of moral agency in machines, ethical design, and artificial morality are applicable in educational contexts and how these technologies affect pedagogical autonomy, relational quality in human robot interactions, and the distribution of responsibility. By examining these issues through the lenses of humanism, digital humanism, and critical posthumanism, the study situates contemporary developments within a longer historical trajectory of educational automation and algorithmic thinking. Finally, the analysis illuminates how emerging intelligent technologies reshape the promises and perils of future schooling, offering nuanced insight into the ethical tensions at the intersections of humanism and posthumanism.