Novag Robot Adversary computer chess board
Date:
1982
Credit Line:
Gift of Monroe Newborn
Accession:
102645420
Description:
By the early 1980s, computer software companies and others began selling dedicated chess computers and boards. Some consumer chess board included interesting features, such as the Novag Robot Adversary which used a robotic arm to move the chess pieces for the computer. It was programmed by David Kittinger and used a Z-80 processor.