Robots Used to Distribute Quran to Pilgrims at Mecca Grand Mosque

TEHRAN (IQNA) – A newly-introduced state-of-the-art service has been launched at the Grand Mosque in Mecca this year to distribute Islam's holy book of Quran to worshippers and Pilgrims.

Roboting has been used to distribute the copies of Quran as the pilgrims finish their Hajj journey in Mecca.

Giving an account on the device, the Under-Secretary of the General President for the Two Holy Mosques Affairs for the Guiding Affairs of the Grand Mosque Badr bin Abdullah Al-Firaih said the robot, which easily finds its way through the crowds, weighs 59kgs with a controllable speed of 1.2 - 5 m/second and a capacity of ten kgs.

Around one million pilgrims from different countries performed Hajj in Mecca this year, after holding the ritual with a limited number of pilgrims in the past two years due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Source: khaleejtimes.com