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Hobbyist's robot arm can now play full games of chess
Original: My current project! Hit a milestone yesterday: I can actually play a game of chess against my robot arm! # chess # robot
A developer has reached a personal milestone in a robotics project: a robot arm that can play an actual game of chess against a human. The setup reportedly combines a Raspberry Pi with the Stockfish chess engine to drive the arm's moves. The announcement drew a small but positive reaction, with onlookers celebrating the hands-on achievement of blending machine learning hardware, automation and a classic board game.
Why now: People enjoy seeing accessible hobby hardware like Raspberry Pi combined with a chess engine to automate a real-world task.
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- My current project! Hit a milestone yesterday: I can actually play a game of chess against my robot arm! # chess # robots # stockfish # raspberrypi · derek@social.coop · 11
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