Replacing children with robots? About time.
Replacing Child Camel Jockeys with Robots
DUBAI (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates, under pressure to stamp out the use of children as camel jockeys, plans to introduce robot riders this year, newspapers said on Sunday.
"The mechanical jockey is light in weight and receives orders from the instructor via a remote control system fixed on the back of the camel," the daily Gulf News said, quoting an official statement.
It said President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahayan was behind the initiative. The Gulf Arab state last month enacted new laws to crack down on the trafficking of under-16 camel jockeys, a practice internationally condemned as a form of slavery.
The paper said the first prototype mechanical jockey was tested Saturday and the first batch would go into service in August in the lucrative sport, popular among Bedouin Arabs.
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Ok, so it's not all children, but it's a start.
posted by Mark at
13:55
3 Comments:
What I don't understand is why they don't simply make robotic camels in the first place. No need for jockeys!
You are too kind...I thank you. This is much better. I can be a freak at times.
*chuckle* I was thinking along the same lines.
(That goes for both of your posts *grin*)
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