Building an Automated Chessboard (Attempt #1 – Failed, but Worth It)
In some of my previous posts, I mentioned that I’m a big chess enthusiast. Naturally, it was only a matter of time before I tried to automate the game. Of course, I’m far from the first person to attempt this. There are quite a few automated chessboard projects on YouTube. However, only a small fraction of them appear to be truly functional and reliable. As a starting point, I used this excellent guide from Instructables: https://www.instructables.com/Automated-Chessboard/ The author (Greg06) does a great job explaining both the challenges and the solutions in detail. The project includes a full list of materials and clear assembly instructions. My second source of inspiration was: https://oshwlab.com/skolodi/works This project builds on the same foundation but goes deeper into areas that weren’t fully covered in the original. I actually discovered it through the comments section. In this post, I’ll focus on what didn’t work well in my first attempt and what I would redesign. Where Thi...