Major League Baseball is preparing the automated ball-strike system, or ABS, for its biggest test yet this spring training. MLB has used the so-called robo-umps in the minors, but this will be the ...

It’s the best of times and the worst of times for people whose job it is to teach others how to do their own jobs better, adapt to change, and get the hang of new technologies. Organizations are ...

Robot umpires are officially knocking on the door of MLB. Commissioner Rob Manfred told The Athletic's Evan Drellich on Wednesday that the league will test an automated ball-strike challenge system in ...

Fans' calls for a computer-based version of the strike zone to replace human umpires aren't uncommon these days. That's especially true whenever a borderline call is revealed to have gone the wrong ...

Major League Baseball is testing automated systems that will keep track of balls and strikes. Teams will be able to challenge calls they don’t like. The system could be a part of regular-season play ...

Researchers at Cornell University have created the first robotic pet simulation centre, giving veterinary students hands-on learning experience. Sharon Reich has more. Woman Hailed as Hero for ...