Robotic camel riders

The child like robotic riders developed by the Swiss company K-Team are expected to end the exploitation of young boys by Qatar's rulers as camel jockeys. The $10,000 robotic rider wieghs 27 kg and stands 60cm tall.
The robot is strspped to the camel. A camel handler follws th rider in a vehicle and uses a joystick on the laptop size remote to issue forward, backward, sideways and whip actions. The robot, in turn, uses these commands to drive the camel.
The robot is also equipped with a global positioning system sattelite beacon and shock observers for the rough ride.