How to make racing camels click with robot jockeys

It is science fiction in the sand. Under the relentless sun that partners the annual Liwa Sports Festival in Abu Dhabi, one of the oldest traditions of the United Arab Emirates merges seamlessly with 21st century technology.

The-nine-day event, a week-long celebration of UAE heritage, attracts the region’s most powerful four wheel drives and bikers who face exciting and terrifying challenges in and around the Moreeb Dune.

There are, of course, nods to the past, none more eye- catching than the spectacle and thunderous sound of camels racing through the sands. The sport is one of the oldest traditions in this country but it too has moved with the times.