If you like me tried to solve a Rubik’s Cube and gave up, there is still a way to solve the puzzle. Technology can help in a very cool way!
Jay Flatland and Paul Rose built a robot which is capable of solving the Rubik’s Cube in just a second and a few milliseconds. The robot is built using a 3D printed cage for six stepper motors and four webcams. An Arduino controls the stepper motors with a very fine tuned acceleration and deceleration algorithms. The feedback from the webcams is fed into a program running on Linux which gives the right signals to the Arduino.
How long do you need to solve a Rubik’s Cube? – In the following video the robot solved the Rubik’s Cube in just 1.047 seconds:
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