Robot Monk Xian'er Explained

Robot Monk Xian'er 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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: "科研最强寺庙"龙泉寺研发呆萌机器僧 . 2016-04-07 . 网易 . 2016-11-13.
  2. Web site: WeChat robotic monk is now chatting in English . https://web.archive.org/web/20171001165131/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/world/china-watch/technology/wechat-robotic-monk/ . dead . 1 October 2017 . The Telegraph . 27 January 2018.
  3. News: Robot monk to spread Buddhist wisdom to the digital generation . The Guardian . 26 April 2016. The Guardians . 27 January 2018 . Sherwood . Harriet .
  4. Web site: 学诚法师 新浪微博 . 27 January 2018.