VIDEO: Dartmouth players tackle robot dummies in practice

When it comes to Dartmouth's practices, robots are the real MVP.

The team has been using robots developed by the school's engineering students - called Mobile Virtual Players (MVP) - as tackling dummies in practice to avoid injuries to their own players.

Head coach Buddy Teevens swears that "it's very realistic," according to NPR.

And Teevens is happy to have them, as he instituted a no-tackle policy in practice five years ago to avoid concussive injuries. This gives him an alternative to drills using sleds, stationary dummies, and bags.

The team has two MVPS, with a third on its way. Each one costs roughly $3,500.

Soon they won't even need players!