Don’t worry if you can’t make that South Korean baseball game anytime soon.
The Hanhwa Eagles released an online video featuring their new fanbots – robots who can take the place of fans who are unable to come to the games.
The video shows how the robots were engineered and add to the fan experience.
Fans can follow games online and comment through a team website. The robots can then lead the cheers submitted through fans through electronic scoreboards.
“It’s a pretty neat idea,” Eagles pitcher and former Minnesota Twin Andrew Albers said in the video. “It gets the crowd into it and really helps them get involved.”
The fanbots can also lead cheers at important moments of the game and even do the wave.
“Most importantly, the fan and fanbot made victory together,” the team says at the end of the video after an Eagles win.
The team could probably use all the help they can get. They are currently in last place in its nine-team league with a 31-51 record in the Korea Baseball Organization.
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