Archive for January, 2013

Looks pretty good so far!

Posted: January 29, 2013 by MG in Photo
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Looks pretty good so far!

Gripper and forearm are almost complete. The 3D-printed pieces have been put together and the motors are in place.

Only wiring left to go to finish the upper arm…

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MG & DK

Tracking Multiple (Three) Pieces

Posted: January 24, 2013 by MG in Videos
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Finally got the image processing algorithm up-to-snuff so it can detect the chess pieces accurately!

In this demo we’re placing 3 pawns from each side and seeing the software react to moves made.

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MG

Robot Chess Competition

Posted: January 3, 2013 by MG in General, Photo
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Chiara robot

Robot Chess Competition

The Chiara robot has the same gripper design as ours.

I guess great minds think alike… 😛

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MG