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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.
