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What if Dartmouth rolled out robots instead of human players this season?

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It's April Fool's day, and this obviously is a prank by Dartmouth, but it's still funny and interesting.

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The school made a mock announcement Friday stating its Mobile Virtual Player robots "will replace all human players during its football games this upcoming season."

If you're not aware, Dartmouth actually does use a robot to help train players. The robot, which was featured on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in October, has cut down player injuries by 80 percent.