This is the end! Robot Solves Rubik’s Cube in 10.18 Seconds

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Robot Solves Rubik’s Cube in 10.18 Seconds - Alex Knapp - Robot Overlords - Forbes

Alex Knapp ROBOT OVERLORDS MAY 30, 2011

Students at theUniversity of Swinburne have developed the fastest robot capable of solving a Rubik’s cube to date. The robot, nicknamed ‘Ruby’ solved a Rubik’s cubein 10.18 seconds, breaking the previous robot record of 18.2 seconds.

It was built from scratch by six students as their final year project for the double degree in Bachelor of Engineering (Robotics and Mechatronics)/Bachelor of Science (Computer Science and Software Engineering).

“Ruby works by scanning each face of a scrambled cube through a web cam. It then uses a software algorithm to develop a solution which is fed to the high-speed robot through a real-time embedded control system,” said Professor Chris Pilgrim, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies.

“The students’ combined expertise in robotics and software engineering enabled them to construct a robot with a fast computer vision-tracking system capable of very high precision movements and timings.”

You can see the robot in action below: