Changes are coming to Major League Baseball in 2026. The league’s 11-man competition committee approved the use of the automated ball/strike system (ABS) on Tuesday. The robot umps will be used for ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...

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 scoreboard at Truist Park is seen during an Automated Ball-Strike system challenge in the eighth inning of the MLB All-Star Game on July 15, 2025. Getty Images Robot umps will be part of major ...

China kicked off the three-day long World Humanoid Robot Games on Friday, looking to showcase its advances in artificial intelligence and robotics with 280 teams from 16 countries. Robots competed in ...

NEW YORK (AP) — 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 ...