Wimbledon will replace the linesmen with twelve cameras with Sony's Hawk-Eye

El torneo de tenis de Wimbledon, que se celebrará del 30 de junio al 13 de julio, sustituirá por vez primera en su historia los jueces de línea humanos por un sistema basado en tecnología de Inteligencia Artificial con una solución Hawk-Eye Innovations of Sony.

Esta medida representa un hito importante para la automatización del deporte, ya que la filial de Sony utilizará una docena cámaras situadas junto a la pista y la inteligencia artificial seguirá la trayectoria de la pelota determinando si ha entrado o no en cada jugada. El sistema de ojo de halcón localiza con precisión las trayectorias de las pelotas to provide both game analysis and referee decisions.

The company, based in Basingstoke, England, has expanded its technology to 25 different sports, including baseball and soccer. Artificial intelligence analyzes the movement of the ball in real time to take instant decisions during the games. The adoption of this technology demonstrates how AI is increasingly replacing human judgment in professional sports, which could improve accuracy and change the traditional nature of tennis tournaments.

Wimbledon's decision could influence other major tennis tournaments to adopt similar electronic systems.
This measure eliminates potential human error in line decisions, while removing one of the most recognizable visual elements of tennis in sports broadcasts.