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This 1920 Chess Automaton Was Wired to Win

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Torres Quevedo invented his electromechanical device in 1912 and publicly debuted it at the University of Paris two years later. Why isn’t Leonardo Torres Quevedo known outside Spain? It featured a vertical chessboard with pegs for the chess pieces; a mechanical arm moved the pegs. It is still in operation today.

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This 1920 Chess Automaton Was Wired to Win

Cars That Think

Torres Quevedo invented his electromechanical device in 1912 and publicly debuted it at the University of Paris two years later. Why isn’t Leonardo Torres Quevedo known outside Spain? It featured a vertical chessboard with pegs for the chess pieces; a mechanical arm moved the pegs. It is still in operation today.

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