Close X
Wednesday, November 27, 2024
ADVT 
Interesting

Watch: This Robot Can Solve A Rubik's Cube In Just 0.38 Seconds

IANS, 13 Mar, 2018 04:02 PM

    A robot built by a robotics student and a software developer has (unofficially) broken the world record by solving a Rubik's Cube in an astounding 0.38 seconds. Yes, you read that right, that's less than half a second!

     

    Ben Katz, a student at MIT's Biomimetic Robotics Lab uploaded a video of the robot completing the puzzle in 0.38 seconds on YouTube, where it has been viewed over 2,997,000 times already.

     

    In case you were wondering, according to Guinness World Records, the fastest a human can solve a Rubik's Cube is 4.69 seconds and the fastest a robot can solve it (so far) is 0.637 seconds.

     

    This robot, invented by Mr Katz and Jared Di Carlo, can "definitely go faster," claim the duo. Except, they've currently "lost interest" in the "time consuming" project for now, explains Mr Katz in a blog post.

     

    "We noticed that all of the fast Rubik's Cube solvers were using stepper motors and thought that we could do better if we used better motors," explains Mr Di Carlo in a separate blog post.

     

    The robot was built with six motors (two from a robot arm), six motor drivers, and two PlayStation Eye cameras.

     

    The video posted on YouTube slows down the speed to 25 percent and then 3 percent to show exactly how the robot solves the Rubik's Cube.

     

    MORE Interesting ARTICLES

    An Australian Is Trying To Sell 'Khatiyas' For $990 And Indian Twitter Can't Handle It

    An Australian Is Trying To Sell 'Khatiyas' For $990 And Indian Twitter Can't Handle It
    The charpoy is made of maple timber and boasts of strong mortise and tenon joints.

    An Australian Is Trying To Sell 'Khatiyas' For $990 And Indian Twitter Can't Handle It

    WATCh: Woman Poses For A Photograph On The Beach, What Happens Next Will Leave You In Splits

    WATCh: Woman Poses For A Photograph On The Beach, What Happens Next Will Leave You In Splits
    While clicking pictures at exotic locations have become rather common now, things do not always go as planned and nature does play some tricks. The woman in this video learnt it the hard way.

    WATCh: Woman Poses For A Photograph On The Beach, What Happens Next Will Leave You In Splits

    Study Finds Divorce Runs In Families And Could Be Genetic

    According to a recent study, Children of divorced parents are more likely to get separated when compared to those who grew up in two-parent families, and genetic factors may be to blame

    Study Finds Divorce Runs In Families And Could Be Genetic

    Hangover-Free Cocktails Are On The Way

    A group of scientists have created a drink that mirrors the effects of regular alcohol minus, the dreaded part 'hangover'.

    Hangover-Free Cocktails Are On The Way

    Reversing Barack Obama's Decision, Mike Pence Says NASA To Put Humans On Moon Again

    Reversing Barack Obama's Decision, Mike Pence Says NASA To Put Humans On Moon Again
    "We will return NASA astronauts to the Moon - not only to leave behind footprints and flags, but to build the foundation, we need to send Americans to Mars and beyond," Mike Pence said to a crowd of representatives and press at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum in Virginia.

    Reversing Barack Obama's Decision, Mike Pence Says NASA To Put Humans On Moon Again

    Most Indian Men Don't Want Wives To Fast For Them This Karwa Chauth

    Most Indian Men Don't Want Wives To Fast For Them This Karwa Chauth
    A majority of Indian men are against their wives keeping a fast for them on Karwa Chauth, which falls on Sunday, reveals a survey.

    Most Indian Men Don't Want Wives To Fast For Them This Karwa Chauth