Buddhist robot...

... no, seriously! Read about this on the Shambala Sun blog today. Mind is boggling.

Chong-Ko, who’s being called the first Buddhist robot, was created by students at King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang in Bangkok to serve in an alms-giving ceremony. The 10-foot tall robot, dressed in a white shirt, helps out by picking up food and giving it to lay people, who then pass the food on to monks. Chong-Ko is controlled by a phone, and there’s a webcam inside his head that can broadcast the ceremony to those who can’t attend.

And there's video...