While the temple hopes the machine will change the face of Buddhism, critics report being put off by the uncanny robot which they compare to Frankenstein's monster. The android Kannon, based on the ...

In what is a sign of things to come, there is now a robot preaching sermons at a Japanese temple. Japan has always been two steps ahead the rest of the world in terms of incorporating technology in ...

You can hear a sermon about the Heart Sutra at almost any Buddhist temple. But at one house of worship in Japan, it's delivered by a robot. Mindar, a 6-foot-tall, gender-neutral android modeled after ...

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A new service will allow you to receive a sermon from Buddhist monks. (Representational Image) Feeling uncertain about life? Need a bit of guidance? A Japanese firm is launching a new service allowing ...

Feeling uncertain about life? Need a bit of guidance? A Japanese firm is launching a new service allowing you to talk to a smart speaker and receive a sermon from Buddhist monks. Tokyo-based Yoriso ...