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RoboUmp
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Is a Robot Umpire Better Than Humans?
Major League Baseball has a plan to replace human umpires with robots. One study from 2018 found that umpires blow about 14 calls every game. The idea of replacing an umpire with a machine isn't new. In the 1950s, the Brooklyn Dodgers tested a robot umpire designed by General Electric.
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