Saudi Gov't Hires Robot For 1st Time in History

By Nawal Sayed

CAIRO,

Dec. 25 (SEE) - In a clear development that reflects the extent to which Saudi

Arabia is keeping abreast of the modern technologies, an automated robot has

received its government job at the General Organization for Technical and

Vocational Training (GOTVT) in the Kingdom.

The

robot received its ID card and was informed with his job description and tasks.

Minister

of Education Dr. Ahmed Al-Issa, members of the Organizations' Board of

Directors and the GOTVT's Chief Ahmed al-Fahied met with the robot on Sunday.

The

robot's name is expected to be "Technical" and it should work as a

customer service agent at GOTVT.

On his

part, Technical welcomed the meeting's attendees and promised them to be

"a role model".

"I'm

glad to see you all today and I'll work on being a good representative for your

organization," Technical said.

The

education minister expressed his pride of the employee and noted that Technical

will be displayed at Al-Janadriyah Festival so that dozens of visitors can deal

with him and enjoy his services.