Robot camel jockey, invented by the Qatar Scientific Club and the firm, K-Team, won the prize for ‘Best Invention' at the First International Exhibition for Inventions. Though a seemingly odd invention here in the West, the robot is meant to replace child jockeys in the Persian Gulf.
Last year, when Qatar banned the use of children in camel-racing, camel owners were forced to look for technologically advanced replacements. So the Qatar Development Bank asked a Swiss robotics firm, K-Team, to help come up with a solution. That solution is the goofy-looking, though functional, robot camel jockey pictured above.
Weighing only 57 pounds, the robot jockey is meant to be lighter and more aerodynamic than a human rider, therein offering functionality and ethical responsibility in a $5,500 package.
