The Indian Premier League always looks to enhance the viewership and engagement of fans and with the same mindset it has introduced a new technology, the newest edition to the IPL team as Robot Dog. colored in brown, the Robot will be a new edition to the broadcast family and will help to provide a great boost to fan engagement.
The announcement of the new member was made through a special video posted by league’s official ‘X’. In the video the dog can be seen interacting with different team captains and members. In the video, former New Zealand cricketer and popular commentator Danny Morrison unveiled the robotic dog and revealed that it would be part of the broadcast coverage for the ongoing IPL 2025 season.
Watch the video here:
𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗻! 𝗪𝗲’𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝗣𝗟 𝗳𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 👀
It can walk, run, jump, and bring you a ‘heart(y)’ smile 🐩❤️
And…A whole new vision 🎥
Meet the newest member of the #TATAIPL Broadcast family 👏 – By @jigsactin
P.S: Can you help us in… pic.twitter.com/jlPS928MwV
— IndianPremierLeague (@IPL) April 13, 2025
WATCH: Meet the newest member of the Indian Premier League as IPL 2025 welcomes a robot dog
Releasing the video of the Robot’s edition, the IPL has invited fans to suggest a name for the robot. “We want you to name our latest team member,” Morrison said in the video.
After the video release, fans of the game flooded the comment section with quirky, funny names like “Willow, Zipli and also a user suggested “Stumpy” for the IPL robot dog! It’s short, cute like a pet, and swift like a stump flying after a perfect yorker.”
“Our newest member of the IPL broadcast team,” Morrison said, introducing the dog. “It can walk, it can run, it can greet but most importantly, this is pet vision, which gives a whole new energy, a whole new dynamic to the broadcast. This fellow is absolutely sensational. And it stands on its hind legs and shows the love pose. As I said, be wary, don’t get too close! … We need your help in [picking] a name for it. Stay tuned to the IPL broadcast and you can be a part of the naming of this,” he added. Danny Morrison introduced the robot and also showcased some of the moments with it, like prompting it to make a heart, greet, and even having a small competitive race with it.
In the released video, the Robot can be seen interacting with players of the Mumbai Indians and Delhi Capitals during their match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. While Hardik Pandya looked Curious, DC captain Axar Patel was puzzled, and Mumbai’s Reece Topley got scared when it stood up.It’ll be interesting to see how the league uses the robot in its coverage.
