Sport News | Robotics and Automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/sport Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:17:16 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/cropped-Favicon-1-e1705495184773-32x32.png Sport News | Robotics and Automation https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/sport 32 32 Robotics & Automation in review 2025: the stories, signals and shifts that shaped the year https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/robotics-automation-in-review-2025-the-stories-signals-and-shifts-that-shaped-the-year.html Tue, 23 Dec 2025 15:16:59 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=28826 If 2024 was the year robotics and automation proved it could scale, 2025 was the year the conversation moved on to how it scales: skills, integration, capital, regulation and measurable [...]

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]]> Google DeepMind’s table tennis robot plays at ‘amateur’ human level https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/sport/google-deepminds-table-tennis-robot-plays-at-amateur-human-level.html Tue, 13 Aug 2024 07:10:44 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=25280 Google’s DeepMind Robotics team has reported making significant strides in robotics with its newly developed table tennis robot, as detailed in their paper, “Achieving Human Level Competitive Robot Table Tennis.” [...]

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]]> Autonomous ball-retrieving robot deployed at US Open https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/sport/autonomous-ball-retrieving-robot-deployed-at-us-open.html Wed, 19 Jun 2024 10:53:27 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=24765 At the 124th US Open at Pinehurst Resort, a new robotic solution for picking up golf balls has been debuted by creators Korechi Innovations (Korechi). The Pick’r-1500, a golf ball [...]

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]]> Premier League to evaluate use of semi-automated offside technology https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/sport/premier-league-to-evaluate-use-of-semi-automated-offside-technology.html Mon, 04 Dec 2023 09:30:51 +0000 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/?p=22376 The Premier League’s use of semi-automated offside technology (SAOT) will be evaluated in the coming months before a final decision is made on its use next season. During the FIFA [...]

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]]> AI and space tech to be used during Women’s Euros https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/partnerships/ai-and-space-tech-to-be-used-during-womens-euros.html Fri, 22 Jul 2022 08:13:08 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=15111 ITS Equant, a project managed by the Valerann and Excelerate Technologies consortium and funded by the European Space Agency’s Space Solutions, has been selected to deploy its traffic management solution [...]

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]]> Semi-automated offside technology to feature at FIFA World Cup 2022 https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/sport/semi-automated-offside-technology-to-feature-at-fifa-world-cup-2022.html Mon, 04 Jul 2022 12:34:03 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=14621 FIFA, football’s international governing body, has announced that semi-automated offside technology will be used at the World Cup in Qatar this winter as a support tool for the video match officials [...]

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]]> World’s first robotic squash coach in development https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/sport/worlds-first-robotic-squash-coach-in-development.html Wed, 18 Aug 2021 07:30:49 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=10555 A social robot from the National Robotarium, hosted by Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, has become the world’s first squash coach to explore if performance improvements and motivation levels can be increased [...]

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]]> Olympics allows Japan to illustrate robotic capabilities, says GlobalData https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/sport/olympics-allows-japan-to-illustrate-robotic-capabilities-says-globaldata.html Mon, 26 Jul 2021 13:25:16 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=10306 The Olympics will enable Japan to demonstrate its robotics capabilities and showcase the future of sporting events, according to market research firm GlobalData. The Toyko Games have already included a [...]

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]]> Robotic arm signs Lion’s fan shirts in Vodaphone event https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/cobots/robotic-arm-signs-lions-fan-shirts-in-vodaphone-event.html Thu, 22 Jul 2021 13:25:38 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=10280 Vodaphone has showcased the power of its network in the world’s first 5G shirt signing, with a robotic arm autographing British & Irish Lions jerseys live from South Africa. Using [...]

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]]> AI to create video highlights package for semi-pro tennis tournament https://www.roboticsandautomationmagazine.co.uk/news/ai/ai-to-create-video-highlights-package-for-semi-pro-tennis-tournament.html Wed, 09 Sep 2020 14:57:40 +0000 https://www.roboticsandinnovation.co.uk/?p=6364 This year’s National Premier League Tennis (NPL) finals, held in London on 10-13 September, will be processed by an AI system that immediately produces highlights for streaming on social media.  [...]

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