'Robots, unlike people, are spiritually incorruptible.'
While the aarti robots and several others — like aused to make a Kerala temple "cruelty-free" — are exciting to some worshippers, others have plenty of reservations about what their use might mean for the future of religion.
"Scholars often note that these concerns all tend to reflect one pervasive theme – an underlying anxiety that, somehow, the robots are better at worshipping gods than humans are," she wrote. "They can also raise inner conflicts about the meaning of life and one’s place in the universe."have pointed out that "robots, unlike people, are spiritually incorruptible," which could make them a better alternative to pesky humans.
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