Sept. 23 (UPI) -- Major League Baseball entered an age of robot umpiring Tuesday after a league committee approved a high-tech system for players to challenge calls. The Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) Challenge System will be in place for 2026 following the vote by the Joint Competition Committee, a panel representing owners, players and umpires that is in charge of rule changes, according to the league. What's new is that batters, pitchers or catchers will be able to challenge an umpire's call by tapping his helmet or cap. Players have opposed using the Automated Ball-Strike system. The challenge system is expected to mean only brief interruptions to games.