In Japan, robot-for-hire programed to perform Buddhist funeral rites Prison Planet.com Posted on August 23, 2017 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Sci Tech Reuters | A Japanese company has introduced a new role for SoftBank’s humanoid robot “Pepper” – a Buddhist priest for hire at funerals. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email