Drive technology / automationLinear system guides chess pieces

A new generation of chess robots has been developed by students at the Linz Technikum. The robot reacts directly to the moves of its human counterpart and moves the chess pieces completely autonomously - as if by magic. The technical details.

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Sebastian Jahn and Julian Krydl with their chess robot
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Julian Krydl and Sebastian Jahn took on both the development and construction of their robot. The two engineers decided to have the robot act under the chessboard. To implement the chess moves, they chose ...

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