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Robot Adversary, (Novag Robot Adversary) Novag's 1982 release of a dedicated chess computer with a mechatronical actuator, a Robotic arm making its own moves, and a magnetic sensory board to recognize moves made by the player. Robot Adversary had a 32 KiB Z80 program by David Kittinger based on MyChess, similar to the program as used in the Savant and Savant II.

=See also=
 * Robots
 * Milton Bradley Phantom
 * Novag 2Robot

=Forum Posts=
 * Re: Automated piece mover Chess Computer? by Robert Hyatt, CCC, January 08, 2008
 * On Robots by Steve Blincoe, CCC, October 19, 2008
 * Robot Adversary on ebay... by Larry, Hiarcs Forum, April 02, 2009
 * Novag Robot Television Report by Chessmaster Ireland, Hiarcs Forum, June 20, 2010

=External Links=
 * Novag Robot Adversary from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters
 * Patents from Chess Computer UK by Mike Watters


 * Robot computer chess game - Espacenet - Original document
 * Novag Robot Adversary chess computer | Kikuyumoja
 * Novag Robot Adversary chess computer | Flickr - Fotosharing! by kikuyumoja


 * Ismenio's Chess Computers Collection - Novag Robot Adversary
 * HGM and The Matchbox Chess Computer from Adam's Computer Chess Pages by Adam Hair, June 1, 2012 (covers Robot Adversary)
 * Novag Robot Adversary from Schachcomputer.info Wiki (German)
 * Schachroboter from Kurt´s Schachcomputer Homepage by Kurt Kispert (German)
 * Novag Robot Adversary Chess Computer, YouTube Video

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