Saudi Arabia continues to add little by little the implementation of technology in the management of Masjid al-Haram. This includes the use of artificial intelligence and robotics.
Most recently, a new robot was introduced that can read the Quran, messages, sermons and even call to prayer through the imam. Full information related to it is not known whether it will store a number of recordings, or whether it will work as a portable speaker to the congregation. It is seen that the robot also includes a large screen that allows the display of information from the official site, as well as the display of other related content.
In addition, this robot will also provide a special barcode, allowing the congregation to download a number of services directly to the smartphone.
This robot also comes with the support of a voice-based virtual assistant - where the congregation can request information related to the imam, the weekly schedule, and information related to prayers and so on.
The addition of this robot complements some of the existing offerings, including for cleaning and fatwa robots.