This chess board is programmed with several different game modes ... Currently, the system uses a stepper motor to operate an XY grid using 3D-printed components and a series of rails for stability.
The seven platformed chess board in "Where No Man Has Gone Before" deviates from Maack's classic Raumschach board, which was made of five, 5x5 checkered boards, essentially a 3D cube sectioned off.