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@FIFAcom's "Robot Referees Explained

Robot referees will be used during the 2021 FIFA Club World Cup tournament in UAE 🇦🇪 this month

Contrary to most reports, they are not actual robots on the pitch. This is a breakdown of how the system works⬇️

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How it works

10 cameras are placed alongside the stadium’s roof. Cameras and other sensors on the pitch track 29 data points per player 50 times per second. It provides an accurate position of players’ limbs in reference to the offside line in real-time

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The cameras and sensors are combined with AI technology that watches and analyses the game in real time and is ultra fast.

Video assistant referees receive a near-instant alert to whether the technology determines a player is onside or not and immediately relayed to the referee
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