Read our feature on the Rubik's cube: http://www.newscientist.com/channel/fundamentals/mg19926681.800?DCMP=youtube
A student at Florida Institute of Technology shows how a robot can solve a Rubik's cube using software called Cube Explorer.
Channel: Science & Technology Uploaded: August 19, 2008 at 4:27 am Author:newscientistvideo
zacktman(Sunday 30th of November 2008 01:15:34 PM)
best one out there
DaDASHDevil(Saturday 29th of November 2008 05:15:15 PM)
at 2:08 the robot turns the cube over twice, which takes a lot of time (about 16 seconds). why not rotate the cube 180 degrees with the same side facing up to reveal the opposite side for color scan?
it takes a split second for the robot to do that move.
GContelli(Friday 28th of November 2008 08:36:30 AM)
way 2 go! :)
shroet(Wednesday 26th of November 2008 08:06:54 AM)
pro
icecoldjam96(Saturday 22nd of November 2008 05:17:24 AM)
Awesome, robots got some skills! :D
shareefdana(Thursday 20th of November 2008 10:27:40 AM)
U guys rok! Ide rather hav dat than ne pet. No cats, no dogs! just a solving robot!
Ascensiam(Friday 14th of November 2008 12:22:08 PM)
if it was quicker and had more flexible joints, then it could solve it in 30 seconds, while a human might use 10 minutes. Tis is because the computer ignores the fact of confusion and simply calculates the easiest way to solve it.
Chew on that neural network.
DaDASHDevil(Saturday 29th of November 2008 05:18:17 PM)
the currect world record on solving a 3x3 is 7.08 seconds. people who really trained themselves get averages around 12-15 seconds of solving the cube.
so id rather say: chew on that, robot.
