Gallery: Robo-Cams at the Olympic Games Make Human Photogs Sweat

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    *Marija Sestak of Slovenia competes in the women's triple-jump qualification during the World Indoor Athletics Championships at the Atakoy Athletics Arena in Istanbul, March 9, 2012.* Photo: Pawel Kopczynski/REUTERS.
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    *A robotic remote DSLR camera is installed for a basketball event at the Olympic Park in London, July 8, 2012.* Photo: Fabrizio Bensch/REUTERS.
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    *An Olympic staff member watches as robotic remote DSLR cameras are installed overhead at a boxing event in London, July 2, 2012.* Photo: Fabrizio Bensch/REUTERS.
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    *Robotic remote DSLR cameras are lined up at the Reuters office in Berlin, June 24, 2012.* Photo: Fabrizio Bensch/REUTERS.
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    *Ineta Radevica of Latvia competes during the women's long-jump final at the IAAF World Championships in Daegu, South Korea, August 28, 2011.* Photo: Pawel Kopczynski/REUTERS.
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    *Reuters technician Colin Dowson is pictured on the screen of a laptop taken with a robotic remote DSLR.* Photo: Fabrizio Bensch/REUTERS.
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