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This is like an Andre 3000 song. What's cooler than robots? Lego robots. And what's even cooler than that? Supersized lego robots playing chess. Ice cold, baby. Composed of more than 100,000 Lego Mindstorms parts, the above chess set occupies a 156-square foot playing area and took a four-person team "about a year" to create. Total retail cost is tallied up at $30,000, though you won't be surprised to hear there are no plans to make it a... vailable for purchase -- presumably because of its priceless awesomeness. See a game played out on video after the break.

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