A robotic arm that plays chess! This project integrates aspects of robotics, computer vision, and of course chess. And don’t worry! It's very easy to set up, the code is written in Python and every step of the project is explained in this tutorial series, so it's perfect for thos…

Why did you delete your “Crusher” robot?

I didn’t :hushed: It was saved as a draft for some weird reason

This is awesome stuff. I am quite new to the field of Robotics. Can you share some pointers for doing this with an AL5D arm as a beginner?

Hello @Solomon123 I’m glad you liked it :smiley: I had lots of fun with it, although I could never beat it :sweat_smile: Can you share some pointers for doing this with an AL5D arm as a beginner? For sure! Are you planning on starting from scratch or do you want to base on t…

Thank you so much. Can’t wait to transform my AL5D into a chess grandmaster. :grin:

I am also trying to use this project on my own robotic arm project. For the vision module, I am trying to use my smartphone camera and esp32. I tried using some editors but they are not good with micropython and esp32 together. Anything that you could suggest maybe? I’m a mecha…

Hello @Prabhjot , For MicroPython I would suggest Thonny, however for development with an ESP32 I suggest VSCode Thonny: A simple and beginner-friendly IDE, particularly great for MicroPython. It has built-in support for ESP32, making it easier to write, upload, and debug your …

I figured out the above problem (wrong directory), but now I get the following error after choosing pi camera in the gui. Any suggestions? [IMG_1201]

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rschlenk December 24, 2025, 9:16pm 11

Hi, I am having trouble with the “Getting Started” portion of this project on the github page. When I type in the Install Requirements (I’m using a Raspberry PI), I get this message:

Any help would be appreciated.