Robots mount up for camel races
Criticized by human rights activists for the use of boy jockeys in camel races, some Persian Gulf states are moving to replace the human youths with robot riders. The jockey in red is a robot named Kamel from the Swiss company K-Team.
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- Sure not sending kids to their deaths is a good thing but isn't racing supposed to be about the endurance of the rider and animal? Might as well watch the coke cans 'race' during previews at the movies.
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- The point is..
- .. these kids are usually kidnapped/purchased from poor families in third world countries i.e. NOT willing participants.
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