Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred on Wednesday provided some specifics on what an automated ball-strike system (ABS) at the highest level might look like once that time comes. Via The ...

Germany-based motion plastics specialist Igus has launched the Iggy Rob, an affordable humanoid robot designed for versatile automation tasks. Measuring 5’7 feet (1.70 meters) in height, Iggy Rob can ...

MLB's commissioner, Rob Manfred has officially shut down any rumor that robot umpires would be in MLB next season. MLB umpires have one of the hardest jobs on the planet. They are tasked with making ...

ARLINGTON, Texas — Major League Baseball might follow the NHL and make its players available for the 2028 Summer Olympics, Commissioner Rob Manfred said Tuesday during a meeting with baseball writers.

Commissioner Rob Manfred shed some light on the future of robot umpires in Major League Baseball after an owners meeting in New York on Thursday. Though an automated ball-strike system (ABS) is on the ...

Major League Baseball won't implement an automated ball-strike system for home plate umpires by the 2025 season, according to commissioner Rob Manfred. So-called "robot umpires" were among several ...

Torpedo bats are all the rage this season, and Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred believes all that chatter is positive for the sport. “They’re absolutely good for baseball,” Manfred said ...

ARLINGTON, Texas -- Major League Baseball hopes to test robot umpires as part of a challenge system during spring training next year, making an automatic-ball-strike component possible as early as ...

In a major move, Commissioner Rob Manfred on Wednesday confirmed the usage of robot umpires for 2025 MLB Spring training. Last month, the top boss of MLB had claimed that the league was also looking ...