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by rposborne 3373 days ago
The documentation on this is an awesome read! What were the costs associated with this build? What would you do differently the second time around?
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The robotics components were the pricey part. The breakdown is something like this:

  - Table (w/ paint, wood, pipes, lights, etc): less than $50
  - Electronics (Raspi, camera, cables, electromagnet, microcontroller, etc): about $150
  - Robot arm (structural components + servos): $350
It's hard to say what I would do a second time around since there are aspects I still want to work on, I want to write my own chess engine for it!