The call at home plate is about to get a second opinion. Major League Baseball is bringing the so-called "robot umpire" to the game. Namely, automated ball‑strike challenges, letting players quickly ...

MLB's ABS challenge system is up and running this spring — and it's about to change baseball profoundly. Here's everything you need to know.

NEW YORK — Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the ...

Robot boxing drew paying fans in San Francisco as VR pilots controlled Unitree G1 humanoids, hinting at a future league of ...

The world's first humanoid robot free combat league kicks off on February 9, 2026 in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, for the 2026 season. Photo: Courtesy from EngineAI ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball will use robot umpires to call balls and strikes as part of a challenge system next season. On this episode of Baseball Bar-B-Cast, Jake Mintz and Jordan ...

Get ready for a reinvention of gladiatorial combat for the 21st century! Each week, Robot Combat League will feature tournament-style battles between eight-feet tall, state-of-the-art humanoid robots ...

Anyone who’s heard about that crazy, umpire-free independent league in California is hereby forgiven for waffling on the issue. You can’t decide if it’s the next frontier in the majors or just too ...

Claysburg-Kimmel FIRST LEGO League students are pictured around a “Dig Dawgs” poster used during their robot pitch segment of the competition. Courtesy photo Carrying a trophy made of yellow and black ...

Robot umpires are getting called up to the big leagues next season. Major League Baseball's 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System in the major ...