Wyandotte Public Schools to implement $100,000 robotic system

Wyandotte, Oklahoma Public Schools will implement a new $100,000 state of the art school security program this year thanks to a donation from Stokes Robotics.

The robotic system will be used to protect teachers and students, particularly in a school intruder situation.

School officials and local law enforcement will be able to confront and speak through the robot in the case of an intruder event.

In addition to school security, Wyandotte schools will also be provided with curriculum materials so the robot can be used in the class room to teach programming engineer and other STEM concepts.

Students will learn to program and engineer the robots to dance with the dance team, march with the band, collect soil samples for agricultural use and conduct safety inspections for maintenance departments.

Along with all curriculum and robots being donated, Wyandotte will also receive free updates in months and years to come and may purchase additional robots.

Robert and Lynnette Stokes are the owners of Stokes Robotics. Robert is a 1985 graduate of Wyandotte High School. While there, he served as National President of the Technology Student Association, then known as AIASA.

“Our goal is to educate students while protecting them from potential intruders,” Stokes said. “Our system allows school and law enforcement officials to safely confront, monitor, and speak with dangerous intruders and even active shooters without putting themselves in physical danger. 

While Wyandotte will be the first school district to implement this system, a district in Montana will be installing the system later this month. Districts in Georgia, Texas, and Illinois are expected to follow suit later this year.