Homemade chess board moves its own pieces. And wins.

It’s been nearly 30 years since chess champion Garry Kasparov lost to IBM’s Deep Blue, marking the first time a reigning ...
Geeky Gadgets

Chessnut Move : A Robotic Chess Set with Pieces That Move Themselves

Imagine a chessboard where the pieces move on their own, gliding across the squares with mechanical precision, as if guided by an invisible hand. It might sound like a scene from a futuristic movie, ...
Gadget Review on MSN

This chess set literally shocks players when they make bad moves

Open Chess project delivers electric shocks for bad moves and costs $22 versus $600 commercial smart boards through open-source DIY design.
Hackaday

Cynus Chess Robot: A Chess Board With A Robotic Arm

There are many chess robots, most of which require the human player to move the opposing pieces themselves, or have a built-in mechanism that can slide the opposing pieces around to their new ...
Houston Chronicle

SUNDAY CONVERSATION: For young chess whiz, boredom prompted his piece movement

More than 1,450 young chess players are in Houston this weekend for the U.S. Chess Federation's 2005 Chess Championship tournament for players from kindergarten to college. A: It depends on how long ...
Bleeding Cool

Learning & Mastering Chess: We Review The GoChess Lite

We had a chance to review the GoChess Lite, an electronic chess board designed to teach, compete, and bring a modern style to chess ...