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Author:  spacedoge [ Wed Dec 30, 2020 4:09 pm ]
Post subject:  New open source Go playing robot

I recently had some time to myself and was able to make a working prototype of a new type of go playing robot that uses computer vision to read a board and a laser attached to a couple of servos to point on any physical board where the computer wants to move next. You can see the robot in action here https://imgur.com/gallery/Q6CIae2. I haven't seen anyone else use this approach so I wanted to share in hopes of inspiring others to help push this concept further. This was a pretty easy build and all the materials together cost less than $60 so I could potentially see there is a future where something like this design can fulfill the dream of playing against online opponents on a real board. I open sourced the project and it can be found here https://github.com/diegocepedaw/lasergo

Author:  bogiesan [ Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:04 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: New open source Go playing robot

Beautifully done, clever. thanks for thinking it up.
Your current prototype is beyond my maker skills but I'll be watching to see if you post future progress.

Author:  John Tilley [ Fri Jan 01, 2021 7:46 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New open source Go playing robot

Full Marks! - I really like this and I would encourage you to take the concept further. The Chinese made Go board with lights built-in to the intersections is interesting but expensive and you can't use your own board and stones or choose the AI software.

I could see your kit being used to play against a remote opponent, studying game records and playing against a computer - using say Kata-Go. It would also be a good way for someone to remotely "attend" a club meeting - getting people to physical clubs was always challenging at the best of times.

What skills do you need to move this forward? A lot of people on this forum have software skills.

I would not be surprised if a Chinese manufacturer wouldn't be interested.

Good Luck - John

Author:  Satorian [ Sun Jan 03, 2021 5:29 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New open source Go playing robot

I think this would be very interesting for many people if you linked it to KataGo and simply gave it sound/speech output, like short status tones and speech for coordinates to place a stone and possibly how many stones have to be removed. This would allow nearly everyone to play on a real board in a very convenient way.

Author:  bogiesan [ Sun Jan 03, 2021 10:21 am ]
Post subject:  Re: New open source Go playing robot

Satorian wrote:
I think this would be very interesting for many people if you linked it to KataGo and simply gave it sound/speech output, like short status tones and speech for coordinates to place a stone and possibly how many stones have to be removed. This would allow nearly everyone to play on a real board in a very convenient way.


I love that... Golf? A stick and a ball and a hole in the ground... come on! How hard can it be? Stop-action animation? Some clay and a camera... come on! How hard can it be?

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