Readers of a certain age will, at some point in their lives, have become so frustrated trying to solve the classic 80s Rubik’s Cube puzzle that they’ve flung it against a wall. This video finally offers some payback. If you too have experienced this rage, you’ll undoubtedly enjoy watching a robot try to solve one […]
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Robot smashes Rubik’s Cube record with 0.38-second solve
Rubik’s Cube record. Hardware hackers Ben Katz and Jared Di Carlo have smashed the previous record for solving the Rubik’s cube robotically. Their machine solved the puzzle in 0.38 seconds—a 40-percent improvement over the previous record of 0.637. “We noticed that all of the fast Rubik’s Cube solvers were using stepper motors and thought that we could […]
How to Solve a Rubik’s Cube in 20 Moves Or Less
Since the weekend is coming up (or already here for some), we thought it’d be a great time to show how you can finally conquer the Rubiks Cube that’s collecting dust in your home. Best of all, it’ll only take 20 moves or less
Robot enters record books for lightning quick Rubik’s Cube moves
A robot recently completed the Rubik’s Cube in about the time it takes a human to make even one turn of the popular puzzle. The lightning-quick Sub1 Reloaded robot, which was built by engineer Albert Beer using technology from German chipmaker Infineon, completed the Cube in a mere 0.637 seconds at an event toward the end of last […]
