Autonomous Chinese Checkers Playing Robot Arm

The first Chinese Checker self-playing robotic arms

Main Features

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Autonomous Gameplay

Experience the thrill of a traditional board game like never before with our autonomous robotic arm. It plays Chinese Checkers against a human player, analyzing moves and executing its own with precision and speed, providing an engaging and dynamic gaming experience.

AI-Driven Strategy

Powered by advanced AI, our robotic arm uses the Minimax algorithm with Alpha-Beta Pruning to simulate strategic moves. It anticipates and counters your plays intelligently, offering a challenging yet fair opponent that evolves with every move.

Board Recognition

Using OpenCV technology with our own fine-tuning, the system will be the first ever system detects the positions of all pieces on the Chinese Checkers board in real time.

Precision Robotics


The robotic arm features high-precision control, ensuring smooth and accurate movement across all 121 positions on the game board. Its specially designed gripper ensures secure handling of game pieces without misplacement or errors.

Interactive and Engaging Design


Combining AI with robotics, this system brings the classic board game to life. Enjoy face-to-face gameplay with an autonomous machine that provides a human-like and interactive gaming experience.

Plug-and-Play Simplicity

Designed with user convenience in mind, the system is ready to play out of the box. Simply set up the board, start the game, and let the robotic arm take over, making it an effortless way to enjoy Chinese Checkers with a twist.

DateMilestoneSep 2024
Sep 2024Deliverables of Phase 1:

Detailed project plan
Project web page
Oct-Nov 2024Modify the robotic arm
Make a Demo version of mobile app
Dec 2024 -Jan 2025Deliverables of Phase 2:

Further develop app so that it can
control the robotic arm to execute
the instructions

Implement checkboard and pieces
recognition function into the app
Feb – Mar 2025Deliverables of Phase 3

Apply Minimax algorithm and
Alpha Beta Pruning to the AI
application
Apr 2025Final presentation

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