Qatar to use robots as camel riders
‘With the reins in one hand and a whip in the other, the purple-jerseyed rider prodded a camel around the track Tuesday at a fast lope. But this boyish jockey attracted none of the ire heaped on camel owners whose beasts are piloted by underfed boys. The jockey was a robot.
By 2007, rulers of this energy-rich emirate say all camel racers will be mechanical.
Under the watchful eyes of his Swiss developer and Qatari owners, the robot — dubbed Kamel — rode a racing camel for 2.5 kilometres, reaching speeds of up to 40 kilometres per hour.
The developer, Alexandre Colot, of Swiss robotics firm K-Team, wasn’t as impressed as the rest of the crowd.
“I wasn’t surprised,” Mr. Colot said as he walked toward the camel to unstrap Kamel and put him in his box for the night. “I’ve seen him do that before, so to me, it’s not something strange.”’
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