11 smart robots help sterilize the Grand Mosque

Saudi authorities have deployed 11 smart robots to sterilize the Grand Mosque of Mecca during Hajj pilgrimage.

Saudi Arabia’s General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques said it is making all efforts to ensure the health and safety of pilgrims, adding it has provided 11 smart robots for sterilization and disinfection inside the Grand Mosque.

The robots, which had obtained a SLAM patent, have a battery charging feature, and each one can work from 5-8 hours. The smart device has a capacity of 23.8 liters, and consumes two liters every hour, to eliminate bacteria in an area of 600 square meters each round.

The mosque has 25,000 carpets, while around 4,000 male and female workers are employed in addition to 11 smart robots to disinfect and sanitize the site around the clock.

The presidency has enlisted 400 employees to receive worshipers and pilgrims, direct them to the mataf and various other prayer spaces, and regulate entry and exit to and from the Grand Mosque.