If you’ve tuned in for any track and field events at the Paris Olympics, you may have noticed a fleet of cute little robot cars speeding around the infield. They’re called field support robots and ...

A cart-like robot scuttles across the field to bring back javelins and discuses. A towering screen-on-wheels is designed for "virtual" attendance. The cute ones are, naturally, the likeness of the ...

The robots' presence cuts down time spent retrieving the equipment and reduces the number of people needed out in the field. These cars, however, are old news for hardcore followers of track and field ...