Doha to use solar powered robots to guide traffic

Doha is undergoing futuristic and environment friendly changes in the way traffic guidance operations are carried out. Several road projects are underway due to which traffic guidance systems are needed. With the support of the Qatar Science Club, The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) will soon resort to the use of robots instead of the traffic police. These robots are designed to guide traffic in areas where road projects are being executed in Doha and the outskirts. So what makes these steps taken by the authority’s environment friendly? Well, these robots are to be powered up using solar energy! Fabricated out of light fibers, these intelligent machines are made to withstand the climatic conditions of Qatar. According to the Assistant Secretary General of the Qatar Science Club, Rashid Ibrahim, these robots are designed to work for 24 hours continuously (a superhuman task!), and will be powered by solar energy from a solar cell that will be connected through a battery. He hopes that more robots like these are produced to meet the needs of the whole of Ashghal.
[ThePeninsulaQatar]