Robot umpires are coming to the MLB in 2026 as the Automated Ball/Strike System will be used in the form of a challenge system where the human umpire makes each call, which can be appealed to the computer.
A patient in Angola was the first in a groundbreaking human clinical trial approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to test transcontinental robotic telesurgery.
More than 20 two-legged robots competed in the world's first humanoid half-marathon in China, and - though technologically impressive - they were far from outrunning their human masters over the long distance.
The soft, pink blob stares at the camera with glassy eyes - before pulling its face into a dimpled smile.
Karleigh Fry, 8, became the first pediatric patient in the world to undergo robotic deep brain stimulation to treat a neurological condition.