traditionally, camel were raced by child jockeys, who were often bought from impoverished families in Pakistan and Bangladesh, trained in miserable condition, kept deliberately underweight and then exposed to the dangers of regular racing. The plight of these young boys has attracted international condemnation over the years. Qatar and the UAE, among other Gulf States, recently banned the usa of child jockeys but were then left with the problem of finding something similarly lightweight to replace them. Their novel solution could best be described as robo-rider. These robotic jockeys are remote-controlled, look vaguely humanoid and can crack an electronic whip. the camels appear to respond just as well (or just as badly) to their new mounts, and future version of this gadget will sportbug-eyes from which the corpulent owner can pretend he's thin again as he take virtual strides at 60 km/h around the racetrack.