Humanoid Robot Takes Vows to Become a Buddhist Monk: 'The Era of Robots Has Arrived'

A Buddhist temple will have an unusual honorary monk, after a humanoid robot joined the Buddhist collective last week during an ordination ceremony at Jogye Temple in Seoul, South Korea. A Buddhist temple will have an unusual honorary monk, after a humanoid robot joined the Buddhist collective last week during an ordination ceremony at Jogye Temple in Seoul, South Korea. May 11, 2026 at 01:11PM May 11, 2026 at 01:11PM