India’s temple elephants are celebrities – now the robots are coming

Elephants are celebrities in India’s Hindu temples – and now the robots are coming - PETA and other nonprofits have donated about 40 robotic elephants, costing about $6,000 each ...

In some Indian temples, robotic elephants draw crowds and controversy

The animatrons, crafted from fibreglass, iron and rubber, are intended to take the place of live elephants in Hindu temples.
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Robotic elephants draw crowds and controversy in some of India's Hindu temples

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. CHALAKUDY, India (AP) — The life-size robotic elephants in Prasanth Prakashan's backyard workshop ...
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Robotic elephants draw crowds and controversy in some of India's Hindu temples

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHALAKUDY, India (AP) — The life-size robotic elephants in Prasanth Prakashan's backyard workshop have ears that flap, tails that ...
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Robotic elephants draw crowds and controversy in some of India’s Hindu temples

CHALAKUDY, India (AP) — The life-size robotic elephants in Prasanth Prakashan’s backyard workshop have ears that flap, tails that swish and trunks that squirt water. But that’s about all they have in ...