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Stephanie McGehee

Camels ridden by robot jockeys compete during a weekly camel race at the Kuwait Camel Racing club in Kebd January 26, 2013. The robots are controlled by trainers, who follow in their vehicles around the track.

The ancient Arabian tradition of camel racing has taken a modern twist — with robot jockeys

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Camel racing across the Arabian peninsula is an old tradition — but over the last decade camel owners have enlisted robots to jockey their animals.

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