Robot Monk Xian'er (Chinese: 贤二机器僧) is a humanoid robot based on the cartoon character Xian'er. It was developed by a team of monks, volunteers and AI experts from Beijing Longquan Monastery in Beijing, China. [1] He can follow human instructions to make body movements, read scriptures and play Buddhist music. He can chat and respond to people's emotional and spiritual questions with Buddhist wisdom. As a chatbot, Robot Monk Xian'er is available on certain public platforms including WeChat[2][3] and Facebook. Over the years, master Xuecheng, the abbot of Beijing Longquan Monastery, replied to thousands of questions on Sina Weibo.[4] These questions and their answers become the data source of the chatbot.

References

  1. ""科研最强寺庙"龙泉寺研发呆萌机器僧". 网易. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. "WeChat robotic monk is now chatting in English". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 1 October 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  3. "Robot monk to spread Buddhist wisdom to the digital generation". The Guardians. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
  4. "学诚法师 新浪微博". Retrieved 27 January 2018.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.