Toyota's CUE7 robot shoots hoops using AI

Toyota debuted CUE7, an AI-powered humanoid robot that learned to shoot free throws through trial and error, in front of ...
Chicago Tribune

Robot umpires are coming to MLB. Here’s how the Automated Ball-Strike System works.

NEW YORK — 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 ...
New Atlas

This ball-shooting robot wants to be your tennis coach

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, ...

When will MLB go ‘full ABS,’ let robot umps take over? Maybe never

Would baseball be a better sport if ABS called every pitch? We spent weeks looking into that question. There are many factors ...
NBC New York

Robot umpires are coming to Major League Baseball. Here's how they work

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 ...