Friday, 24 March, 2023

Saudi Arabia’s Hajj is now digitized with smart cards, robots

<p>The annual pilgrimage of Muslims, Hajj in Saudi Arabia is going to be held again in the pandemic. The Saudi authorities have launched Hajj cards allowing contactless access to the visitors to the religious site, hotels etc. There are four cards, guiding the pilgrims through the different stages of the Hajj. Robots are deployed to distribute sacred water to the pilgrims. This year only 60,000 vaccinated Saudi&rsquo;s and people of the UK are being allowed.<br /> &nbsp;</p>