Robot camel jockeys found packing illegal stun guns, Dubai police say ‘Don’t tase them bro!’

It’s been awhile since we’ve talked about the remote controlled robot jockeys used in Arabian camel racing, but a recent scandal that has rocked the camel-racing world compels us to revisit the topic. The Dubai police discovered that some shady characters have been selling robot jockeys equipped with stun guns to “encourage” camels to run faster. We’re pretty sure that the animals don’t need any more incentive to run — they already have a robot whipping them — and it’s good to see that the powers-that-be agree with us, as the two men selling the machines were arrested. Now that our dromedary friends need no longer fear being tased in the name of sport, we only have to worry about over-zealous peace officers using them on all of us . [Image Credit: ZDNet ] Robot camel jockeys found packing illegal stun guns, Dubai police say ‘Don’t tase them bro!’ originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 24 Jan 2011 22:36:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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