Mmastodon TechnologyRobotics first seen 1 d ago, last 57 min ago, peak #8
Hobbyist's robot arm plays a full game 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 completed a personal robotics milestone: their robot arm can now play a full game of chess against a human opponent. The project combines a robotic arm, a Raspberry Pi and the Stockfish chess engine, and the announcement has drawn attention from hobbyists following the build. It is an example of affordable home robotics being used for a classic machine-versus-human challenge.
Why now: Home-built robotics milestones combining popular open-source tools like Stockfish and Raspberry Pi tend to draw interest from the maker community.
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 17 snapshots from 22 h ago to 57 min ago.
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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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