The Square Off companion app is available free for iOS and Android smart phones. While the concept of a self-moving chess board may not be new, Square Off combines this with an app that allows you to globally connect with friends in real time, or to stream games from live events, or to play against an AI chess engine. The boards are powered by advanced robotics and feature automated piece movement. Square Off likens itself to a modern-day mechanical Turk. Square Off gained further recognition by winning the following awards: Winner, Top Tech, CES 2017 Innovation Award, CES 2018 and Innovative product, Indiegogo 2018. Headquartered in Mumbai, India, it launched a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign in 2016 – which was fully funded in just six hours! It also enjoyed success with a crowdfunding campaign with Indiegogo in 2017. Infivention was then founded in September 2015 by Bhavya Gohil and Aatur Mehta. The concept for the Square Off board began in 2013 as a product designed to help the visually impaired enjoy a game of chess. We are bringing together Telerobotics and AI to build machines that feel more human than mechanical…” Their motto is “we create robots that move you.” It is the innovation of a company called Infivention who say they want to “add a little magic to the everyday lives of people, through our creations. Their moves, right on your board.” The Square Off chess set is billed as the first telerobotic chessboard. It’s also App connected, which means, you can challenge anyone around the world. “Imagine a chessboard that can think, make its own moves, and play against you. Alphabetical Checkpoint and ChessBase Cafe.
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