MLB is testing its compromise to “robot umps” for the first time this spring. Using the automated ball-strike system (ABS), teams will have the option to challenge ball-strike calls in the ...

The Detroit Tigers will be part of an MLB experiment using robot umpires during spring training games at Joker Marchant Stadium. The automated ball-strike (ABS) challenge system uses cameras to ...

You try to play with the umpires, you don't play against them." Abbott is hardly alone on this, particularly with automated ball and strikes (ABS) now on MLB's horizon. But the time to get ...

This paper presents a cooperative multi-robot multi-target search and tracking framework aimed at enhancing the efficiency of the heterogeneous sensor network and, consequently, improving overall ...

MLB is testing the Automated Ball-Strike System during spring training, using cameras to track pitches. Teams can challenge two calls per game, with real-time graphics displayed on scoreboards. The ...

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