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Robo-monk: Buddhist temple in Beijing rolls out chatty robot hero from homegrown cartoon series to tap internet-savvy youth
by He Huifeng, SCMP, 8 October, 2015
Beijing, China -- In order to promote Buddhism among the growing hordes of tech-savvy young Chinese, Longquan (Dragon Spring) Temple in Beijing now has a new house guest: a cute-looking robot that resembles a Buddhist monk called Xian'er.
Standing about 50cm and dressed in a yellow robe, the AI-enabled robot is able to sense his surroundings and engage in basic Q&A-based discussions about Buddhism, according to China’s state news agency Xinhua.
The temple publishes its own cartoon series called Trouble, You Seek for Yourself that dispenses little nuggets of Buddhist wisdom in a way that laypeople can easily understand and the well fed-looking robot is modelled on its chief protagonist.
He even has his own account on Weibo, a leading microblogging service in China.
The temple publishes its own cartoon series called Trouble, You Seek for Yourself that dispenses little nuggets of Buddhist wisdom in a way that laypeople can easily understand and the well fed-looking robot is modelled on its chief protagonist.
He even has his own account on Weibo, a leading microblogging service in China.
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