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Robot Adversary [1] [2] Robot Adversary, (Novag Robot Adversary)

Novag’s 1982 release of a dedicated chess computer with a mechatronical actuator, a Robotic arm making its own moves, and a magnetic sensory board to recognize moves made by the player. Robot Adversary had a 32 KiB Z80 program by David Kittinger based on MyChess, similar to the program as used in the Savant and Savant II [3].

Forum Posts#

• Re: Automated piece mover Chess Computer? by Robert Hyatt, CCC, January 08, 2008 [4]
• On Robots by Steve Blincoe, CCC, October 19, 2008
• Robot Adversary on ebay… by Larry, Hiarcs Forum, April 02, 2009
• Novag Robot Television Report by Chessmaster Ireland, Hiarcs Forum, June 20, 2010

External Links#

• Novag Robot Adversary from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters

Patents from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters

• Robot computer chess game - Espacenet - Original document
• Novag Robot Adversary chess computer | Kikuyumoja

Novag Robot Adversary chess computer | Flickr - Fotosharing! by kikuyumoja

• Ismenio’s Chess Computers Collection - Novag Robot Adversary
• HGM and The Matchbox Chess Computer from Adam’s Computer Chess Pages by Adam Hair, June 1, 2012 (covers Robot Adversary)
• Novag Robot Adversary from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
• Schachroboter from Kurt´s Schachcomputer Homepage by Kurt Kispert (German)
• Novag Robot Adversary Chess Computer, YouTube Video

References#

1. ↑ Novag Robot Adversary chess computer | Kikuyumoja
2. ↑ Novag Chess Robot Adversary (1982) | Flickr - Fotosharing! by kikuyumoja
3. ↑ Novag Robot Adversary from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
4. ↑ Milton Bradley Phantom from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters

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