HOUSTON — FIFA and Adidas unveiled the TRIONDA on Wednesday as the official match ball for the 2026 World Cup, and it's way more than just a cool-looking soccer ball. For the first time ever, three ...

The San Francisco 49ers enter Week 5 significantly shorthanded at wide receiver. The team will hit Thursday Night Football Week 5 against the rival Los Angeles Rams ...

What if your childhood Tamagotchi could step off the screen and into the real world? Imagine a tiny robot, complete with blinking eyes and lifelike movements, responding to your voice and following ...

Kansas City Royals first base coach Damon Hollins and umpire Chris Guccione look on as the results of a Automated Ball Strike (ABS) replay challenge by Texas Rangers catcher Chad Wallach are shown on ...

Behold, the rise of the tennis-coaching robots. First there was the PongBot, followed by the Tenniix and the Acemate. Now, there's the possibly even more capable ball-shooting, performance-assessing, ...

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, ...

Kansas City Royals first base coach Damon Hollins and umpire Chris Guccione look on as the results of a Automated Ball Strike (ABS) replay challenge by Texas Rangers catcher Chad Wallach are shown on ...

How does the Automated Ball-Strike System work? Stadiums are outfitted with cameras that track each pitch and judge whether it crossed home plate within the strike zone. In early testing, umpires wore ...

Stadiums are outfitted with cameras that track each pitch and judge whether it crossed home plate within the strike zone. In early testing, umpires wore ear buds and would hear “ball” or “strike,” ...

Here's what to know about MLB's robot umps. How does the Automated Ball-Strike System work? Stadiums are outfitted with cameras that track each pitch and judge whether it crossed home plate within the ...

Rejoice, MLB fans, robot umpires are almost here ... well, kind of. The league joint competition committee met Tuesday to vote on whether to bring the Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system to ...