Editorial Introduction to Special Issue on Religion in Robotics

Trovato, Gabriele; Weng, Yueh Hsuan; Sgorbissa, Antonio; Wieching, Rainer

doi:10.1007/s12369-021-00808-3

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“…Later, a workshop on "Robots in Religious Contexts" was organized in the Robo-philosophy Conference Series in 2020 and moderated by Balle and Ess. In 2021, the International Journal of Social Robotics published a special issue on 'Religion in Robotics' (Trovato et al, 2021a).…”

Section: The Religion-robotics Interactionmentioning

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The Interaction of Religion and Robotics and al-Sāmirī’s Calf (the Golden Calf) as an Early Theomorphic Robot

ŞAHİN

Gültekin

2023

Ilahiyat Studies

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The interaction between technology and religion has led to discussions on social robots in religious studies. Various robots have been produced to conduct funerals, give blessings, respond to personal prayer requests, preach, answer religious questions, or instruct religious education. Parallel to these developments, the term theomorphic robot was introduced to describe robots employed for religious purposes, and the characteristics of this type of robot have been described. Attitudes toward technological advances have been influenced by the religious or cultural origins of individuals and society. The present study investigates the “calf”, called “The Story of al-Sāmirī” in Islam and the “Golden calf” in Judaism, in terms of theomorphic robot design and features and discusses whether the “calf” can be considered an early theomorphic robot. It is concluded that the “calf” can be considered an example of an early theomorphic robot in terms of most of its features, and the Story of al-Sāmirī can be employed as a criterion for theomorphic robot analysis. This can explain the interaction between religion and robotics in Muslim culture. Attitudes toward the interaction of religion and robotics vary based on the description and perception of theomorphic robots.

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Section: The Religion-robotics Interactionmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Interaction of Religion and Robotics and al-Sāmirī’s Calf (the Golden Calf) as an Early Theomorphic Robot

ŞAHİN

Gültekin

2023

Ilahiyat Studies

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“…Religion in Robotics was the theme of a recent special issue of the International Journal of Social Robotics [8], and it is gaining relevance while still being considered a niche. A lecture in a class can broaden the mind of the students through the creation of bridges between disciplines that are far apart.…”

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Fostering Global Engineers through the Study of the Humanities: Assessment of the Course "Science and Religion in Japan" from a Racial Equity Perspective

Yoshikubo,

Trovato,

Ishizaki

2023 ASEE Annual Conference &Amp; Exposition Proceedings

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Her current main research interests are: 1) how including humanities courses in an engineering education curriculum can help students to gain flexibility, and an appreciation of equity, and a greater richness of ideas; 2) finding and solving the systematic issues impacting the effectiveness of engineering education, specifically in the context of project-based learnings; and 3) assessing the impact of interdisciplinary engineering project-based learnings. Below are her recent presentations at international conferences: WERA

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