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Play chess using voice commands and Arduino

Arduino TeamSeptember 3rd, 2019

Consider the game of chess. It’s a game that flexes one’s “mental muscles” rather than relying on brute strength, but if you don’t have the ability to actually move the pieces, things get a bit more challenging. If you’re playing against another human opponent, he or she could move for you based on what you say, but with this chess machine by ‘diyguypt,’ the board does the job for you!

The system uses an Android-based Arduino Voice Control app to take in commands, and passes this information along to the Arduino Mega concealed under the board via an HC-05 Bluetooth module. It then controls a pair of stepper motors to move an electromagnet into place, which pull the pieces across the grid as if by magic! 

Code and build info are available in the project’s write-up, and the two videos below shed a little more light on how it works.

Boards:Mega

3 Responses to “Play chess using voice commands and Arduino”

  1. goldenegypttours Says:

    Thanks so much for playing it so well
    good video for Play chess

  2. warejohn Says:

    Though you can sit back and relax while holding a beer and play your turn with a single voice command.

  3. Eric_Mwenda Says:

    Arduino the Best gadget I’ve acquired my whole life. Can’t wait to explore the world of virtual magic with it. The chess is really amazing.

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