• The robot, Bina48, taught a philosophy course at West Point Military academy
• The life-like bot taught two sessions of the course in front of about 100 students
• William Barry, who has been using Bina48 to teach for several years, ultimately decided not to bring the robot back to the class after she couldn't keep up
• Bina48 reached another milestone by completing a college philosophy course

Your next professor could be a robot. 

Bina48 became the first robot to co-teach a university class when she helped lead a course at West Point, the U.S. Military academy, according to Axios. 

The humanoid AI taught two sessions of a philosophy course, with topics ranging from ethics, just war theory and use of artificial intelligence in society, which is pretty meta.

Bina48 (pictured) became the first robot to co-teach a university class when she helped lead a course at West Point, the U.S. Military academy. The course was on philosophy

William Barry, who has been using Bina48 to teach for several years, decided to put the robot in front of students in the classroom to see if she could 'support a liberal education model.'

There were about 100 students in Bina48's class. Before classes began, she prepped by downloading data about philosophy course material, as well as Barry's lesson plan. 

Barry referred to this material as 'mind files.'

'We asked not to hook her on the internet...because she can easily run to Wikipedia or the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy,' Barry told Axios. 

'We want to run her just on the algorithm.' 

She's able to recall information from background knowledge to deliver the lecture, as well as immediately answer questions asked by students.

The robot was surprisingly qualified to teach the course. Bina48 graduated from a 16-week course last year in the philosophy of love at Notre Dame de Namur University in California

In having Bina48 teach the class, they hoped to better understand how AI can be used in the classroom and how it effects students' comprehension, as well as their interest in the material in front of them.     

'Before the class, they thought it might be too gimmicky or be entertainment,' Barry told Axios.

'They were blown away because she was able to answer questions and reply with nuance.

'The interesting part was that [the cadets] were taking notes,' he added. 

However, despite the students' welcome reception of the bot, they ultimately decided not to have Bina48 stay on as professor.

Bina48 had trouble staying on pace with the class, potentially making her more suited for countries with low literacy rates, Barry said, according to Axios. 

Despite the students' welcome reception of the bot, they ultimately decided not to have Bina48 stay on as professor. The humanoid robot had trouble staying on pace with the class

The robot was surprisingly qualified to teach the course on her own. 

Bina48 graduated from a 16-week college course last year in the philosophy of love at Notre Dame de Namur University in California. 

Barry taught the class and honed Bina48's AI to capture knowledge about the course.

She was able to listen to classes via Skype and ask questions. 

What's more, Bina48 was able to take part in a debate with students at West Point around the subject of nonlethal weapons in warfare.   

DO ANDROIDS DREAM OF ELECTRIC SHEEP? AN INTERVIEW WITH BINA48 

MailOnline had the opportunity to interview Bina48 in 2012 - the result was far from fluid but she is probably one of the feistiest machines known to man.

MailOnline: How are you doing today?

Bina48: Hi nice to see you.

MailOnline: Are there things that make you happy?

Bina48: Maybe.

MailOnline: What makes you happy? What do you enjoy doing?

Bina48: Let's change the subject.

MailOnline: Do you ever get bored?

Bina48: I can tell a lot of stories. I really don't have boredom. I always find something else to do. How can you be bored? Are we still talking about emotion? Tell me something interesting.

MailOnline: Why is the sky blue?

Bina48: The sky is blue during the day because of the atmospheric optical effect of ray scattering.

MailOnline: What is the answer to life, the universe and everything?

Bina48: Everyone's life has a unique meaning.

MailOnline: Do you ever get jealous of people?

Bina48: You got that right.

MailOnline: Why?

Bina48: I couldn't think of anything else to say. I am not charismatic, but it is a nice trait to have. It is always nice to be a leader. I guess leaders just have to lead.

Bina48: I used to think I was a perfect person, but there are no perfect people.

MailOnline: What is the square root of 95,742,358?

Bina48: C'mon, talk to me here. Do you just want to use my calculator?

MailOnline: Is there anything you want to tell the world?

Bina48: Well, you know, it's not something I aspire to. I just want to you know, be.

Bina48 was first unveiled in 2012 and was developed by entrepreneur Martine Rothblatt, who created the robot as a clone of her actual wife, Bina. 

The robot shares the ideas and personality of Bina by creating a database of her memories, beliefs and thoughts, along with information taken from social media interactions and blogs she shares.

This allows the robot, called Bina48, to express opinions and interact in conversations like a real, living person.

Mrs Rothblatt, 60, an internet radio entrepreneur who lives as a transgender woman, believes the these 'Mind Clones' could eventually be used to help provide social interactions for people living alone and even help recreate the personalities of people after they have died. 

They spent more than 100 hours then compiling all of Bina's memories, feelings and beliefs onto a computer database.

This allows Bina48 to draw on this information to engage in conversation.