Kids want robots as footie referees

CHILDREN want to see sport transformed by Al bot football referees and performance-enhancing exoskeleton suits.

- CHARLIE BAYLISS

Youngsters also think free-flying drones, cameras in footballs and underwater racing cars would be good ideas.

Others are hoping devices to fix broken bones and injuries in a flash will become the norm, as well as boxing gloves that measure how hard a punch is.