Project Info:
We recreated wizard chess from Harry Potter by using an electromagnet magnet to move pieces under the table. The table automatically moves the pieces when a command is spoken to it, and can even enforce chess rules and capture pieces automatically!
We used stepper motors mounted to 80/20 to make an XY table, which moved a carriage assembly that had an electromagnet for moving pieces and a rod for ejecting them. To capture pieces, we drilled holes off-center in the table and had a rod shoot up from under to eject them off the board. We used the Google Speech API to translate spoken commands and the PySerial library to interface with the stepper motor controller.
For more information, browse our GitHub repository or check out Adam's (better) writeup!
