We suppose moving chess pieces over a path isn’t much different than moving a print head. It is certainly a novel use of GCode. ... We saw code in Java, Python, C++, at least.

And the Raspberry Turk — a chess-playing robot from developer Joey Meyer — is a masterwork in that regard, serving as a way to learn everything from machine vision to robotics to AI.

It features a fully robotic smart board with self-moving chess pieces and color-coded coaching lights. The GoChess also has a companion app that offers online connectivity and more resources to ...