No profession is protected from automation.These robot priests are programmed for a high-tech funeral
Instead of employing a live monk, a robot could be a major cost-saver - the average cost of a funeral in Japan can top $25,000, with human priests costing $2,175, The Guardian reports, citing 2008 data from Japan's Consumer Association. Nissei Eco, the company showing off the funeral-bot hopes to rent Pepper out for just $450 per funeral. Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2017-08-robot-priests-high-tech-funeral.html#jCp
