Optimus Prime is into this.
3D Printed Chess Pawn Automatically Transforms Into A Queen

In the event you manage to get one of your lowly pawns all the way across the board in a game of chess, you have to promote it to another piece so it can continue to battle. Most commonly chosen is the queen on account of her maneuverability. And this is a video of Youtuber Works By Design creating pawns that can automatically transform into queens when they reach the back line of a chess board (triggered by magnets in the piece and a strip of metal in the board). The pieces are predominately 3D printed along with a spring, some metal pins, and the magnets. Obviously, I’m going to make eight of these, then make them transform and queen out as soon as the game begins. My girlfriend will complain I’m cheating, especially since all her pawns are wood and I only gave her 3 of them and no rooks.