I’m working on a chess-playing robot called Gambito. The name means “little gambit player” and alludes to the Intel/U. of Washington research robot called GAMBIT. Gambito aims to mimic and rival GAMBIT’s ability to play chess autonomously, using low-cost or open-source components.

Some info:

• Intro: Robot arm for the Kinect
• A low-cost arm for a Personal Robot – Part 1
• A low-cost arm for a Personal Robot  - Part 2
• Calibrating the robot arm – Part 3

More details coming soon. In the meantime, here’s a video showing Gambito in action.