By mimicking human mechanoreceptors in ... and machines being able to actually pick up and maneuver real chess pieces. ... Lepora believes this is because 3D-printed skin is thicker than real skin.

Garry Kasparov, the world’s best chess player, may not realize it yet, but he’s doomed. It really doesn’t matter whether he wins his current match with a supercomputer, according … ...

Computer chess programs can handily beat the best human players in the world—and their games are no less fascinating. ... The Real Kings of Chess Are Computers. Share.

There's no real evaluation of positions with these machines, no narrowing down of potential options to only those most fruitful. That's where the chess engine called Giraffe comes in.