robots replacing small boys
Camel racing is very popular in the Persian Gulf, and highly lucrative. Of course, the smaller the jockeys, the better, as a camel can move faster with a lighter load (apparently handicapping isn't practiced as it is with horse racing). As a result of trying to use smaller and smaller jockeys, young boys were used, some as young as four years old. This is obviously very dangerous for such young riders, and last year Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates banned the use of child camel jockeys.
But, the race must go on. What to do?
The answer apparently is to use robot jockeys fashioned in the shape of small boys.
(hat tip: Kevin Parkin)
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