Robot Joins Monks in South Korean Buddhist Ceremony

Meet the robot monk

South Korea’s first robot monk officially debuted Wednesday ahead of Buddha's Birthday. At around 10 a.m. in the courtyard of Daeungjeon Hall at Jogyesa Temple, the 130-centimeter-tall humanoid robot, dressed in traditional Buddhist robes and a kasaya, joined monks in prayer with its palms pressed together. The robot, G1, developed by Unitree Robotics, a Chinese civilian robotics company, received the Dharma name “Gabi” during an initiation rite organized by the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism to

By The Korea Herald