An Iranian schoolteacher has developed and assembled an innovative robot designed to teach young Muslim children how to say their daily prayers. Twenty-seven-year old Akbar Rezaie built the robot at home, but it has since garnered global interest.
The robot shows the youngsters how to undertake Shiite prayers which are obligatory three times a day.
Rezaie said that he got the idea after seeing a small girl captivated by a singing and dancing toy doll at a family event.
“Once I was at a family gathering where there was a little girl playing with a doll that could dance and sing. I saw her watching the doll passionately and it made me contemplate making a device that can be used for both religious and entertainment purposes,” Rezaie stated in the interview with AP.
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