Remote-controlled Cars Carrying Javelin At Paris Olympics Is One Thing You Want To Watch On Loop

The Paris Olympics 2024 saw robotic cars, labelled as “field support cars”, in action during several athletics events. These technological masterpieces were deployed to retrieve the thrown objects in track-and-field events like the javelin and discus throws. An athlete gets four chances in a throwing sport and after every attempt, a field official loads the javelin or the discus on the tiny four-wheelers. The remote-controlled vehicles then carry the objects to the initial mark. These cars also feature cameras and sensors, which help them to locate the drop-off location.

Apart from athletics, the machine was also seen in some other sports like rugby. The robotic cars for the Paris Olympics were specially designed by the famous Japanese automaker– Toyota. Every car had the “The Phryges” – the official mascot of this Summer Olympics.

A few pictures were recently shared on the official Instagram handle of the Olympic Games. In those photographs, the field support robots could be seen carrying javelins at the Stade de France where the majority of the athletics events were hosted.

The caption of the post read, “We love the Field Support Cars! Perfect for carrying javelins… and Phryges! Developed by Toyota, these mini vehicles have helped athletics at the Stade de France run smoothly.”

The social media buffs have loved the concept of using robotic cars at the Paris Games. Former US swimmer and Olympic gold medalist Summer Sanders responded to the Instagram post and admitted, “They are my favourites.”

“This is the only reason I have been watching the field Olympics this year. These little cars are so cute,” commented a fan. A person hailed the ongoing edition as the “best Olympics ever” and wrote, “French people are smart and innovative.” A fan reckons these robotic cars should be named “Toy-yota.”

The usage of modern technologies was seen in the past few editions of the Summer Olympics as well. At the Rio Games in 2016, the organisers used RC model trucks to pick up the thrown objects during track and field events. Some Coopers were spotted flying across the sky at the 2012 London Olympics. Earlier, go-carts were utilised to carry small loads at the Sydney Games in 2000.