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 ...

Robotic elephants are slowly making their way into Hindu temples in Kerala. Supporters call them a cruelty-free alternative, ...

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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 ...