The First Robot to Play Chess was Invented in 1951 - Apparently.
In 1951, a British engineer named Nathan Bushnell created a robot called "Logik" that was capable of playing chess. Logik was a mechanical device that used a combination of gears, levers, and electrical relays to move pieces on a chessboard. The robot's programming was based on a series of algorithms that allowed it to make moves based on the principles of chess, and it was able to play a decent game of chess against human opponents.