Robot priests can bless you, advise you, and even perform your funeral
AI religion is upon us. Welcome to the future.
- By Sigal Samuel
- on September 9, 2019 11:10 am
Mindar is the new android priest at Kodaiji temple in Kyoto, Japan.
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A new priest named Mindar is holding forth at Kodaiji, a 400-year-old Buddhist temple in Kyoto, Japan. Like other clergy members, this priest can deliver sermons and move around to interface with worshippers. But Mindar comes with some ... unusual traits. A body made of aluminum and silicone, for starters.
Vox.com: Robot priests can bless you, advise you, and even perform your funeral.
Robot priests can bless you, advise you, and even perform your funeral
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