From the robotic monk that chants Buddhist mantras to the Protestant bot that can 'bless' worshippers, more religions are experimenting with machines
The 15th century had the printing press. Today, a handful of religious institutions are developing interactive machines to share doctrine and converse with the faithfulGabriele Trovato is worried about tomorrow. Or at least that’s what he confesses to SanTO, one of his religion-inspired robots.
Just shy of 17 inches tall, SanTO resembles those small figurines of saints often found in Catholic homes—except with a computer, microphone, sensors and a facial recognition-enabled camera. As Mr. Trovato touches and speaks to the machine, its deep, echoing voice responds with a Bible quote: “From the Gospel according to Matthew,” it says, “do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.
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