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Camel Bot jockey

BebopALotBebopALot Posts: 79
edited 2006-02-06 15:21 in Robotics
Folks, I am usually in the SX section but I thought you boters would find this article very interesting titled "Robots race camels in Kuwait". If the link is broken its basically about bots being used to jockey camels as a consequence of Human Rights allegations(google it). Maybe they could use an SX?

www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/02/05/kuwait.robot.reut/index.html

Interesting?

BBAL

Comments

  • Robotics From No WhereRobotics From No Where Posts: 9
    edited 2006-02-06 00:04
    I vote for basic stamp jockey, for the pure fact that speed of the microcontroller (or computer) would make little diffrence in the matter. It would be mostly up to the speed of the camel tongue.gif and if nothing goes wrong on the programming/hardware.
  • allanlane5allanlane5 Posts: 3,815
    edited 2006-02-06 15:21
    http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn7251

    Apparently, the 'robots' cost $5500 each. Currently they are remote-controlled only. Making one autonomous might not be a trivial task, but would be interesting.
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