Racing Camels With Robot Jockeys
Some owners said quietly that they still might prefer to have human jockeys — though none would say so publicly — but the majority, perhaps recognizing the troubling perception of using children to ride animals that stand 6 feet tall and can run up to 40 miles per hour, unabashedly praised the technology that is now in widespread use: robots.

December 28, 2014 at 10:21PM
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