Homemade chess board moves its own pieces. And wins.

To move its own pieces, a motorized mechanism beneath the board guides an electromagnet along the underside. When activated, ...
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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.
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Chessnut Move Launches: The World's First Electronic Chessboard with Full Automated Piece Movement

NEW YORK, Nov. 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Chessnut, an innovative technology company, today announced the launch of its groundbreaking product, the Chessnut Move electronic chessboard. As the ...

Man builds electrified chessboard that shocks players for bad moves

Heisler’s Skinner box-esque chess set was inspired by similarly masochistic DIY projects like an electrified keyboard, and gets its voltage from a reconfigured TENS unit. Short for Transcutaneous ...
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, ...
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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 ...
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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 ...