Researchers at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) recently introduced a new open-source robotic system that can play chess against a human user in a real-world environment. This robot ...

which reportedly occurred after the chess prodigy went in to make a rapid rook move right after the robot had conquered another of the human player’s pieces. “I tried to warn you!” ...

Smagin suggested that this was a rare accident, noting that it is the first physical incident in the 15 years the robot has played chess against humans. The boy has been identified as one of the ...

A relatively normal—well, as normal as human-vs-robot chess can be—chess game went awry last week when a 7-year-old boy’s robotic opponent broke the boy’s finger. The 7-year-old ...

I take no joy in saying this, but for our own survival, we humans must immediately destroy all robots. They drew first blood. In case you missed the news story – perhaps because you were ...

Another official, Moscow Chess Federation vice-president ... anyone planning to take on a robot capable of breaking human bones might want to be extra careful they don’t piss it off.

In the case of the chess robot, it seems the device was designed only to identify and move chess pieces — not respond to the appearance of a human hand in its playing area. However, it’s more ...

Professor Calo says a few serious accidents occur every year because human beings do not program robots with sufficient safety features. Computers have been playing — and winning — chess games ...

Sergey Lazarev, president of the Moscow Chess Federation, told Russian media that the incident occurred after the human competitor tried to rush the robot. The robot takes some time to make its ...

You’ve probably heard of AI winning against humans in games like chess and GO that require intellect ... Researchers at ETH Zurich have created an AI robot with the task of learning how to ...