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Robots and chess

7/27/2022 – By now it is almost impossible to not have heard the tragic tale of the 7-year-old boy whose finger was broken during an exhibition by a chess playing robot. It was certainly the least likely incident one would have imagined, but Murphy's Law was in full swing that day. Still, the history of robots and chess has been ongoing for over 250 years now, with robot chess players today in the homes of proud owners.
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You built what?! A giant robotic chess set!

12/11/2013 – When Lego robot designer Steve Hassenplug saw the magic chessboard in the Harry Potter film he had a new mission in life: to create a massive "Monsterchess" set, with pieces that move just like in the movie. It took over 100,000 Lego pieces and a year of work by a team of four. But the set is now working, as Popular Science reports. You have to see the images and videos.
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