Chess playing robots are getting a lot popular these days. Companies used to make them even in the 80s though. Take the Fidelity Phantom 6100 Chess Robot for instance: it is a smart chessboard that lets you play against an AI without having to move all the pieces. It also has an auto-play mode.
The robot can reset the pieces on its own. It also has two rows of buttons for changing various settings.
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