Hussein Gharakhani and Xin Zhang, both assistant professors in Mississippi State’s Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, are working to develop a robot that can harvest cotton. (Photo ...

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. "I said at the owners meeting it is not ...

NEW YORK — 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 ...

New York — Major League Baseball plans to use its robot umpire technology for ball-strike challenges in Tuesday's All-Star Game at Atlanta, another step toward possible regular-season use next season.

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 ...