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Re:A chess robot in Moscow has broken the finger of its huma... by pmoriarty on Sunday July 24, 2022 @07:44AM (#32212500)
> How about a magnetic base on each piece and a table built on top of a pair of xyz movements holding two magnets

Cheap chess playing devices like this have been available on the consumer market at least since the 80s.

My parents got me one from Toys R Us about 40 years ago.

The problem is that such devices are not as much of a spectacle as a big robot arm that moves by itself.

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