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Wall Chess

A wall mounted chessboard to play against a remote opponent

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So, I got this idea...
A chessboard that you'd mount on the wall. Like a knick-knack shelf, but the figurines are chess pieces.
Instead of just looking pretty, you would actually play chess against a remote opponent via WiFi.

I've seen people using industrial robots to do this, or robot arm kits. However, they're always on a table, I want mine to be on the wall.

Originally, I thought it would be basically like a 3D printer, but since we won't need sub-milimeter accuracy, we should be able to simplify it.

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  • Visualization

    Hari Wiguna01/02/2017 at 05:20 0 comments

    The final project will be made of translucent plastic to accommodate LED backlighting. However, I decided to invest a little time to build a foam core model. It has really helped me judge the right aesthetic size proportions.


    Note how shallow the knick-knack shelves are. This is important so the shelves would not obscure the chess men when viewing the board from above or below.



  • String Theory

    Hari Wiguna07/18/2016 at 08:46 0 comments

    Scott, suggested that maybe strings would be simpler than rack/pinion and threaded rods. I'm considering all options. Thanks Scott!

    I have not figure out how to apply the string and pulley concept to pick up and move the chess pieces. I thought I could use threaded rod to skewer a case that holds each chessmen, but then I realized that to actually pull it off the shelf, I need yet another mechanism to slide the box in the Z direction. Grr!


    Scott's video:

  • First Draft

    Hari Wiguna07/18/2016 at 04:26 0 comments

    Originally, I thought it would be exactly like a 3D printer with a pincher instead of hot end, but since we won't need sub-milimeter accuracy, we should be able to simplify it.

    Here's my first draft. Motors would be cheap $5 geared stepper motors from China. Driven via some h-bridge mosfet by an ESP8266.

    X axis is a rack and pinion with static rack on the top of the shelf, Y is the usual threaded rod, and Z is another rack-pinion to "scoop up" the chess piece.

    What do you think?

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Gabriel Hendricks wrote 07/21/2016 at 21:24 point

Good idea

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