David Beckham's Modeling Contract Safe For Now

I don't normally pay much attention to this sort of thing, but C|Net News is covering RoboCup 2005, and it looks like we've got some real progress in the field of soccer robotics. Over the next several years we might even see some of these humanoid bots achieve 100% autonomy.

Robotic Camel Jockeys Save Enslaved Children

C|Net News has an amusing article about camel-riding robots replacing enslaved child jockeys in the United Arab Emirates' most popular sport.

(Pictures too!) Having solved this technological challenge, the engineers are now directing their attention towards the sport of cheese rolling.