Video: 10-yr-old Emirati boy creates green-eyed ‘Mr COP’, takes him to Dubai for a mission

Video: 10-yr-old Emirati boy creates green-eyed ‘Mr COP’, takes him to Dubai for a mission

Published: Sat 9 Dec 2023, 4:51 PM

After his school exam, 10-year-old Emirati student Messed Salim AlKhuzaimi rushed to Expo City Dubai all the way from Abu Dhabi with one goal in mind: To display his creation named 'Mr COP'.

This mister is not just any other gentleman, he is a roving battery-powered toy car that carries an important environmental message.

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“I created Mr COP as a mascot for COP28. I used a cardboard to form the robot and my old RC (remote-controlled) toy car for the platform,” AlKhuzaimi told Khaleej Times.

The roving robot is barely 1.5ft tall and weighs less than 1kg. It has green eyes and a brown body. It carries a small UAE flag and its pocket is packed with leaflets.

NA081223-MS-COP28 -- MR COP robot created by Ten-year-old Emirati boy Messed Salim Alkhuzaimi, at COP28 UAE, held at Expo City in Dubai on December 8, 2023. Photo by M. Sajjad

Roving green robot

Using a remote control, AlKhuzaimi and Mr COP roamed the Green Zone – from the iconic Al Wasl Dome to the nearby pavilions, explaining to curious onlookers what their missions are.

Able to speak eloquently in both