Instead of using live animals for entertainment purposes?
Most of you know that in the real world bears don't ride bicycles, tigers don't have to jump through flaming hoops, elephants don't do head stands, and shamu doesn't live in his own personal pool the size of a football field.
I love animals, I love watching them perform - but I am also distrubed by the images I see of the trainers beating them into submission so they perform.
Will we ever be able to go to an animal show that used robotics instead of live, captive animals?
Answer:
Strictly speaking, shows like Robotica, Battelbots and Robotwars were entertainment shows pitting remote controlled robots against one another.
Now, does having a human in control change the appeal factor from having a human trying to control a wild animal like a tiger who can snap of it and kill the tamer? I don't know.
The fact is that it should be less challenging to design a robot than to train an animal, and perhaps people crave the notion of seeing animals do what they were never intended to do in the first place.
People do all sort of stupid jackass stunts; would doing those to a robot be as entertaining for those who like to watch that sort of things? And this is doing it to people, people who are doing it to themselves deliberately.
I am sure that someday we will be able, but it just won't be the same. You see, training animals to do things is actually human natur, the way the caveman trained their dogs or wolves to be their friends and aid them in hunting, fishing, etc. So, we do train animals to perform things not because we are cruel and greedy that way, but because it is just in outr nature to do so.
Sincerely,
Young Einstein
A robotic elephant that does handstands..that's a hell of an idea!!
Once I finish designing it and get it patented, I am gonna be rich!
I love animals also but I cannot stand to watch them perform because I know what goes on behind the scenes and it aint pretty. I refuse to go to a circus that has animal acts, especially wild animals.
Have you seen Jurassic Park?
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