Sense Robot AI

[tsmiller1]

How many of you have bought the Sense Robot AI chess-playing robot? It is wonderful, the best chess robot to date, and very powerful! https://www.senserobotchess.com/?srslti ... 8HMmvY45si. Here's one of the best reviews I've seen:

Here's a great thread discussing how even on the 2300 ELO setting it's playing close to 3000 strength: https://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=14196

[pohl4711]

I have one, but its called "SenseRobot Chess". The best buy, I have ever made. I cannot recommend this device enough!

"This AI chess robot feels like the ultimate blend of technology and tradition, pairing a lifelike robotic arm with a real chessboard for an experience that’s as engaging to watch as it is to play. From the moment I set it up, the technology blew me away. I’ve used several electronic boards and chess apps over the years, but nothing has come close to the level of interactivity and realism this device offers. The robotic arm is surprisingly precise and smooth, making it feel like you’re playing against a real, thoughtful opponent rather than a machine. Watching it physically move the pieces creates a sense of immersion that screens and apps simply can’t replicate."

The company says: "Our goal is to create a robot that can physically 'think' and 'act' with our leading AI technology, bring industrial grade AI technology into every family, and make real interactions with children and elder family members. It can not only accompany children throughout their developmental years, but also make high technology intuitively understandable and interesting for elder people. It will bridge the digital divide and build emotional connection with technology, while bringing overall enjoyment to the whole family."
My 2cents: Mission accomplished!

The Senserobot Chess is just awesome. I made a subpage on my website about it, 3 more videos there:
https://www.sp-cc.de/senserobot-chess.htm

Here an online-review of a tech-page (with a lot of high-res pictures of SenseRobot and its pieces):
https://the-gadgeteer.com/2025/06/20/se ... -with-you/

And I can confirm, the Elo-levels are wrong: The 1900 Elo level plays chess on a level with my TheKing Chesscomputer (2450 Elo (?)), and playing the 2900 level, even Stockfish 15.1 running on my phone could only draw some games...
So always add +500 Elo to each level of the SenseRobot Chess.

Not to forget: You can play on LiChess vs. humans, using SenseRobot Chess moving the pieces for your online-opponent. Awesome immersion.

Hardware included:
- Dual-core Arm Cortex-A55 processor with a clock speed of up to 1.7 GHz, which handle the primary computing tasks.
- An embedded Arm Cortex-M33 core, a microcontroller that manages low-latency real-time tasks such as sensor input and peripheral control.
- An integrated Arm Ethos-U65 Neural Processing Unit (NPU) that accelerates machine learning inference tasks and enables integrated 3D object recognition with 99.9% accuracy.
- 5.5-inch HD display (1280×720 pixels).
- Camera for piece recognization
- Robotic arm
All this for just 849€ (in Germany). Very fair price, IMHO.

[towforce]

Would like to have one, but not going to buy one.

[pohl4711]

Would like to have one, but not going to buy one.

Think over it.
I bought my first chesscomputer in 1981 and I can say: I never ever had such a great computerchess-device at home, like the SenseRobot Chess. Never. And it is not even close.
And lets not forget, that the SenseRobot Chess finally makes the 250-year old dream of a mechanical and strong chessplayer come true: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_Turk

"The Mechanical Turk was a chess-playing machine first displayed in 1770, which appeared to be able to play a strong game of chess autonomously, but whose pieces were in reality moved via levers and magnets by a chess master hidden in its lower cavity. The machine was toured and exhibited for 84 years as an automaton, and continued giving occasional exhibitions until 1854, when it was destroyed in a fire. In 1857, an article published by the owner's son provided the first full explanation of the mechanism, which had been widely suspected to be a hoax but never accurately described while the machine still existed."

Now, you can have a Mechanical Turk at your home. And it has an affordable price. How awesome is that? I can tell you: It is totally awesome!

[Werewolf]

Would like to have one, but not going to buy one.

Think over it.
I bought my first chesscomputer in 1981 and I can say: I never ever had such a great computerchess-device at home, like the SenseRobot Chess. Never. And it is not even close.
And lets not forget, that the SenseRobot Chess finally makes the 250-year old dream of a mechanical and strong chessplayer come true: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_Turk

"The Mechanical Turk was a chess-playing machine first displayed in 1770, which appeared to be able to play a strong game of chess autonomously, but whose pieces were in reality moved via levers and magnets by a chess master hidden in its lower cavity. The machine was toured and exhibited for 84 years as an automaton, and continued giving occasional exhibitions until 1854, when it was destroyed in a fire. In 1857, an article published by the owner's son provided the first full explanation of the mechanism, which had been widely suspected to be a hoax but never accurately described while the machine still existed."

Now, you can have a Mechanical Turk at your home. And it has an affordable price. How awesome is that? I can tell you: It is totally awesome!

Do you really mean this? What is it that gives you so much joy from this product? I own numerous chess computers but what I like about them is that, even with the Tasc R30, I can actually beat it sometimes. Something that plays like Stockfish sounds horrid and weakened levels never feel real to me.

[tsmiller1]

Would like to have one, but not going to buy one.

Think over it.
I bought my first chesscomputer in 1981 and I can say: I never ever had such a great computerchess-device at home, like the SenseRobot Chess. Never. And it is not even close.
And lets not forget, that the SenseRobot Chess finally makes the 250-year old dream of a mechanical and strong chessplayer come true: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_Turk

"The Mechanical Turk was a chess-playing machine first displayed in 1770, which appeared to be able to play a strong game of chess autonomously, but whose pieces were in reality moved via levers and magnets by a chess master hidden in its lower cavity. The machine was toured and exhibited for 84 years as an automaton, and continued giving occasional exhibitions until 1854, when it was destroyed in a fire. In 1857, an article published by the owner's son provided the first full explanation of the mechanism, which had been widely suspected to be a hoax but never accurately described while the machine still existed."

Now, you can have a Mechanical Turk at your home. And it has an affordable price. How awesome is that? I can tell you: It is totally awesome!

Do you really mean this? What is it that gives you so much joy from this product? I own numerous chess computers but what I like about them is that, even with the Tasc R30, I can actually beat it sometimes. Something that plays like Stockfish sounds horrid and weakened levels never feel real to me.

It doesn't play like Stockfish, from what I understand. (Wow, people seem to really hate poor Stockfish!). Check out this thread to find lots of examples of its play style: https://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=14196

[Werewolf]

Would like to have one, but not going to buy one.

Think over it.
I bought my first chesscomputer in 1981 and I can say: I never ever had such a great computerchess-device at home, like the SenseRobot Chess. Never. And it is not even close.
And lets not forget, that the SenseRobot Chess finally makes the 250-year old dream of a mechanical and strong chessplayer come true: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_Turk

"The Mechanical Turk was a chess-playing machine first displayed in 1770, which appeared to be able to play a strong game of chess autonomously, but whose pieces were in reality moved via levers and magnets by a chess master hidden in its lower cavity. The machine was toured and exhibited for 84 years as an automaton, and continued giving occasional exhibitions until 1854, when it was destroyed in a fire. In 1857, an article published by the owner's son provided the first full explanation of the mechanism, which had been widely suspected to be a hoax but never accurately described while the machine still existed."

Now, you can have a Mechanical Turk at your home. And it has an affordable price. How awesome is that? I can tell you: It is totally awesome!

Do you really mean this? What is it that gives you so much joy from this product? I own numerous chess computers but what I like about them is that, even with the Tasc R30, I can actually beat it sometimes. Something that plays like Stockfish sounds horrid and weakened levels never feel real to me.

It doesn't play like Stockfish, from what I understand. (Wow, people seem to really hate poor Stockfish!). Check out this thread to find lots of examples of its play style: https://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=14196

It's nothing to do with hating Stockfish, it's to do with the reality of having no chance against a 3000+ Elo opponent. (or facing an artificial weaker one)

[tsmiller1]

It doesn't play like Stockfish, from what I understand. (Wow, people seem to really hate poor Stockfish!). Check out this thread to find lots of examples of its play style: https://hiarcs.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=14196

It's nothing to do with hating Stockfish, it's to do with the reality of having no chance against a 3000+ Elo opponent. (or facing an artificial weaker one)

Well, many programs use methods to lower their difficulty. This has been a feature of chess-playing AI for decades. Some of course, do a better job of this than others. I think Stockfish does a nice job with its 20 levels, as does the adaptive modes of the DGT Centaur. HIARCS software does a nice job. The SenseRobot does a very nice job of its different levels. Check out the post from user AIWAZ93: https://www.schachcomputer.info/forum/s ... 242&page=7.

[Graham Banks]

Is the price $999 US?

[pohl4711]

Is the price $999 US?

Seems so

https://www.walmart.com/ip/SenseRobot-A ... om=/search

I strongly recommend to buy an additonally set of pieces, because if only one piece gets lost or damaged, the Robot can not be used any longer!!!

https://www.senserobotchess.com/product ... s-included

(cost 111€ in Germany)