Chess robot breaks child's finger
A chess-playing robot grabbed and broke the finger of a seven-year old competitor during a match at the Moscow Open, according to Russian news agency Tass . A pparently unsettled by the quick responses of his opponent, the robot is seen to have pinched the boy's finger for several seconds before he is freed and led away by a woman and three men. The boy played the rest of the tournament in a plaster cast. Russian Chess Federation vice-president Sergey Smagin told Tass the robot appeared to pounce after the boy opted for a quick move after it had taken one of the boy’s pieces, thereby violating 'certain safety rules'. The Russian Chess Federation declined to say who manufactured the robot , or how it works. Video of the incident shows the machine appears to be a standard industrial robot arm that has been customised to move pieces on three chess boards simultaneously. System 🤖 Unknown Operator: Developer: Country: Russia Sector: Media/entertainment/sports/arts Purpose: Play chess Technology: Robotics; Computer vision Issue: Safety
- Date it happened
- 2022-07-01
- Organisation involved
- Moscow Chess Federation
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