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Gabi, the first Buddhist humanoid robot.

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A curious question begins to arise as machines get closer and closer to human life. How far can a robot participate in our culture before it stops seeming like just a tool? because recently in South Korea, a human robot participated in something that for centuries was reserved exclusively for humans, a Buddhist religious initiation ceremony.


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The name Gabi itself was given during the ceremony, derived from Siddhartha, it also carries the meaning of mercy in Korean, according to the temple leaders, the choice was made to represent the spread of Buddhist compassion in the world, the most curious thing is that the adaptation was taken with extreme seriousness.

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