ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Major League Baseball could test robot umpires as part of a challenge system in spring training next year, which could lead to regular-season use in 2026. MLB has been ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Chicago Cubs played the first spring training game of 2025 on Thursday and debuted some new technology in the process. Thursday's Cactus League opener, a 12-4 Cubs win, saw ...

Umpires will still call balls and strikes at the upcoming MLB All-Star game in Atlanta, but they will get some help from a robotic eye in the sky. The automatic balls and strikes (ABS) challenge ...

Baseball’s top minor leagues are switching to a challenge system full-time for their test of robot umpires. Major League Baseball has been experimenting with the automated ball-strike system in the ...

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 introduced in ...

WASHINGTON (voa) – Several years ago the American Society for Artificial Intelligence issued a challenge: Build a robot that can operate like a conference goer. The robot, dropped off at the meeting ...