LANSING, Mich. – The students call him the “cool” teacher, and he doesn’t even come to school.

“Robot teacher,” as he’s known, leads a class of students at Lansing’s Nexus Academy using a VGo machine that’s also helping bed-ridden students attend classes from home.

“The robot teacher is a VGo machine funded by a federal grant. It’s the newest feature at the tech focused school,” News10 reports.

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The robot, which is actually used by more than one virtual teacher, wheels around the school delivering lessons and helping students with their coursework through a live video link. Students can see the teacher through the on-board monitor, and the teacher can see students through a webcam.

“There are physical teachers on site at Nexus Academy, but students say the robot teacher is cool and a great way to get personalized help with their lessons,” according to the news site.

“The virtual teachers lead courses on social studies and life skills.”

VGo is a robotic telepresence machine manufactured by VGo Communications, Inc. that’s becoming increasingly more common in the healthcare, education and other industries.

According to VGo’s website:

“In education, home and hospital bound students are using VGo to go to school just as if they were there in person. They go from class to class and hang out with their friends between classes. The school doesn’t have to provide any assistance and it’s less expensive than providing an in-home tutor.”

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The Nexus Academy principal told News10 the machines costs between $5,000 and $6,000, and are currently in use at six other Academy branches.

Durhan, North Carolina seventh grader Max LaDue uses a VGo to attend classes at the School for Creative Studies this year after missing more than 100 days last year because of a chronic GI disorder.

“Max would go to school when he was feeling OK and well. We would try to push him to go but he would come home early … he just couldn’t make it through a full day,” Judi LaDue, the boy’s mother, told ABC.

“It’s honestly awesome so I don’t get behind and have to worry about a pile of work this high just because I wasn’t there,” Max said.

Judi LaDue told WNCN the machine has transformed her son’s school experience completely.

“It was almost like homework prison for him before, and now, he’s doing projects with kids. He’s collaborating on things with other kids at school,” LaDue said.

“I can move around the robot with the arrow keys and just walk it around,” Max said. “It really does feel like I’m there. I can talk to the kids there and they’ll talk back – it’s pretty awesome.”

Knox City, Texas student Lyndon Baty also uses a VGo because of a variety of physical challenges that don’t allow him to safely attend school in person, according to VGocom.com.

“From the safety of his home, in the morning, Lyndon gets on his computer instead of the bus. He uses VGo to move around the school, interact with teachers, chat with his friends between classes and spend the lunch period with them without endangering his health,” according to the website.

“Lyndon operates his VGo simply with an internet-connected computer equipped with audio capabilities and a webcam. VGo runs for a full school day before needing to be recharged.”