Camel Racing with a Robot Jockey
July 31, 2015 7:01 AM   Subscribe

 
Best. Pull quote. EVAR!
posted by eriko at 7:02 AM on July 31, 2015 [4 favorites]


The DeWalt cordless drill. It shows up in the damnedest places, doesn't it?
posted by eriko at 7:07 AM on July 31, 2015 [1 favorite]


The DeWalt cordless drill. It shows up in the damnedest places, doesn't it?

Indeed (a drill-powered hybrid between a Segway and one of Theo Jansen's walking beasts).
posted by jedicus at 7:16 AM on July 31, 2015 [1 favorite]


If the robot will not come to Mohammed, Mohammed must go to the robot.
posted by Faint of Butt at 7:22 AM on July 31, 2015 [1 favorite]


The prophet Mohammed (praise be unto him) said:

This is not a jockey!
This is just a drill.
posted by eriko at 7:25 AM on July 31, 2015 [2 favorites]


Back here in the wild west we still use untrained camels and ostriches
posted by shenkerism at 9:20 AM on July 31, 2015 [1 favorite]


How long until we see robot jockeys in the Derby, you think?
posted by leotrotsky at 11:48 AM on July 31, 2015 [1 favorite]


I am so glad they got robot jockeys for camel racing. The trade in children for use as canal jockeys was horrible.
posted by Katjusa Roquette at 5:26 PM on July 31, 2015


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