A Different Cube Solver

I know that I said I wouldn’t post anymore Cube solver robots, but this one is different enough to bend the rules. It’s not the fastest, and I am pretty sure that all the hardware (motors, sensors, even the processor) is not Lego, but the structure is clearly Lego. This solver doesn’t rotate the cube itself, just the sides, top and bottom. It’s a unique solution so I like it.

Funny Stuff

Not all robots aspire to be cube solvers.

The Last Rubik's Cube Video I Will Ever Post

...unless it's cool.

This one is cool because it can do 2x2x2 up to 5x5x5.



A couple of things have got me thinking about these creations.  The first is that the builder uses an old Vision Command camera.  I happen to have one of those, and it is stored in a plastic box at the top of my Lego shelf.  I would love to get that involved in some of my robots.  Does anyone have any experience in hacking that thing?

The second thing I noticed is written on the description of the robot.

The application uses a generic algorithm that can solve a cube of any dimension limited only by RAM and time. It has been tested with software models of cubes up to 100x100x100.

I suspected that this was the case.  I wondered if the solution algorithm changed every time the dimension changed.  What this means to me is that there is little difference between a solver that does a 3x3x3 and a solver that does 33x33x33.  Both are equally impressive, but the software is essentially the same.

6x6x6 Cube

Somebody stop the madness!!!

5x5x5 Cube solver.

Hey everybody, someone has built a really cool robot that solves a 5x5x5 Rubik's Cube.  Man, do I feel inadequate.  Is there a club or something doing all these????



I didn't even know a 5x5x5 cube existed.

Industrial Robot Solves Cube

With all the Lego cube solvers that have come out, this pair of industrial robotic arms just look silly.  Plus, look at the condition of the cube.  It's pretty beat up, so I am guessing the robots were hard on it.