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Robots Ride Camels in Kuwait

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the camel-jewelry dept.

naken writes to tell us that Kuwait recently held its first regional camel race using robot jockeys. The change was made after human rights groups got child jockeys banned in Kuwait, Qatar, and the UAE."

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  1. They got it wrong... by DavidHOzAu · · Score: 5, Funny

    From the Article:
    child jockeys were banned from the lucrative sport following criticism by human rights groups.
    Great. If I'm under four and know how to ride a camel better than anyone else, I can't race. My rights have been infringed to protect human rights. Way to go, guys.

  2. I split by Kurt+Russell · · Score: 2, Funny
    some acid with my girl in Mexico. A couple of pieces of blotter, I think it had the "freak brothers" on it. We tripped for hours in a little park in Matamoros watching a guy that had 3 monkeys riding dogs. It was fucking great, they were hauling ass screaming and jumping through hoops.

    Tiny robots on robot dogs would be cool. Damn, I feel like dropping a tab or two.

  3. Re:Human rights? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I bet these owners are pissed off about the Danish cartoon of Muhammed.

  4. The real reason they're boys... by PornMaster · · Score: 2, Funny

    It was to increase the bidding between the Catholic Church and Michael Jackson.

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