A flexible robotic arm that functions like an elephant’s trunk − capable of twisting while staying pliable in other ...

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Show more Show less Workers push a finished model of a robotic elephant outside a workshop in Thrissur, in India's Kerala state Made of fibreglass and rubber and trundling on a wheeled metal frame ...

A recent video shared by PETA featured one such robot elephant from a temple in Kerala. At first glance, it looked like a regular temple elephant gracefully swaying its trunk during festivities.

"We are capturing it and torturing it. It's totally unethical". Prakash was instrumental in bringing the robot elephant to the temple. It was donated by the Voice for Asian Elephants Society ...