A human-size robot balancing on a ball that acts as a spherical wheel can push wheelchairs as smoothly as a human assistant – and may carry out this caregiving task better than many humanoid robot ...

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, ...

Here's what to know about MLB's robot umps. 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 ...

Massachusetts robotics entrepreneurs focus on specialized machines, while West Coast companies pour billions into humanoid ...

JUPITER, Fla. – One big change for the St. Louis Cardinals’ spring training experience this year is the arrival of an automated ball-strike system (ABS), unofficially known by some as robot umpires.

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Crazy Robot Ball Step into the thrilling world of Crazy Robot Ball, the ultimate turn-based football showdown. Take command of a team of high-tech robots, ...

Feeling something, positive or negative, about what’s happening in a game is what draws us into sports. Why take that away?

STATELINE, Nev. – While the celebrities are the main draw for spectators at the American Century Championship, a new player stole the spotlight on one hole on Thursday. Charity Champ, the golf ball ...

We just fawned over Anybots’ dynamically balancing robot (Dexter) earlier this week, and (his brother?) already has a new trick. It might not look like much, but according to Dexter’s developers: ...

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 ear buds and would hear “ball” or “strike,” ...