Researchers at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have programmed a Unitree G1 humanoid robot to play ...

Robot athletes are going for the gold in Beijing, China, as the first ever World Humanoid Robot Games kicked off on Thursday. Remotely operated by their human teams, the robots will be tested for ...

This year marked the first-ever international sporting event to feature humanoid robots as athletes. These robots, with some help from the humans behind their creation, competed against each other in ...

We've seen robot dogs run up hills with luggage, and help fight fires. Now, researchers at Switzerland's ETH Zurich are putting these mechanical mutts through their paces on the badminton court, ...

MLB will introduce robot umpires in 2026 with the Automated Ball-Strike System. Human umpires make calls, but teams can challenge them to the computer. The technology has been tested in the minors, ...

The MLB is set to put a robotic touch on its officiating for 2026. The league’s 11-person competition committee approved the use of robotic umpires via the Automated Ball/Strike System in a 9-2 vote ...

On most Mondays during football season, two Duke employees can be found at Wallace Wade Stadium painting the field to get it ready for the upcoming weekend. They spend a few hours meticulously ...

MOOSIC, Pa. — It's official: Major League Baseball is returning for the new season with a new addition—robot umpires. But for RailRiders fans, robot umps aren't anything new. "We've had it for three ...

NEW YORK Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday approved use of the Automated Ball/Strike System. ABS will be ...