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Robots are performing Hindu rituals -- some devotees fear they'll replace worshippers

  • Written by Holly Walters, Visiting Lecturer in Anthropology, Wellesley College
Robots are performing Hindu rituals -- some devotees fear they'll replace worshippersA robotic arm (below on right) is used to worship by maneuvering a candle in front of the Hindu god Ganesha.Monarch Innovation

It isn’t just artists and teachers who are losing sleep over advances in automation and artificial intelligence. Robots are being brought into Hinduism’s holiest rituals – and not all worshippers are happy...

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