Robot umpires - also called "automated balls and strikes" (ABS) - have been used in the minor leagues and during the 2025 MLB ...

Major League Baseball's competition committee is expected to approve the automated strike zone challenge system for the 2026 ...

Human plate umpires will still call balls and strikes, but teams can challenge two calls per game and get additional appeals ...

Robot umpires are coming to the big leagues in 2026 after Major League Baseball’s 11-man competition committee on Tuesday ...

Australia-based Alloy thinks it can help robotics firms with their data problem: the startup is building data infrastructure ...

A video that has gone viral on social media shows a humanoid robot's face glancing around the room with a quizzical ...

MLB’s Joint Competition Committee voted to approve the Automated Ball Strike (ABS) system on Tuesday, Sept. 23 after commissioner Rob Manfred passionately lobbied for the change. The players have been ...

The ABS Challenge System, which allows pitchers and hitters to change an umpire's call using technology, will be allowed for the 2026 MLB season.