[Guinness WR] Fastest robot to solve 3x3 cube - 2.39s!

[Sajwo]

This smashes the previous WR from CubeStormer 3 by almost a second

Brest?

 

[Myachii]

Hory chet

That looks amazing, gj to the creator

 

[DELToS]

oMG Thats amazing!

 

[G2013]

No but this robot only solves the cube, the Cubestormer III actually scanned AND solved the cube

This is not a WR...

(or am I wrong?)

 

[DJ4Y]

No but this robot only solves the cube, the Cubestormer III actually scanned AND solved the cube

This is not a WR...

(or am I wrong?)

That's what I'm thinking, I'm pretty sure if the Cubestormer didn't have to inspect during the solve time the WR would be broken

 

[Berd]

In addition to this; it's also using a modified cube, don't know if that should affect the record.

 

[Brest]

Spoiler: Video

F2 D2 B2 F2 L2 B' D U2 L2 B' F2 R' U' F' U' B2 L' R // scramble

z y2 // camera angle
L B' (R' L') F' L' U U R' B' U R B R' F' L F F L L F' U U // solve
View at alg.cubing.net

[B]Time	QTM	stps	HTM	stps	ETM	etps[/B]	
1.84	23	12.50	19	10.33	22	11.96

1.84 seconds timed from frame before 1st turn to frame after last turn

[B]Time	QTM	stps	HTM	stps	ETM	etps[/B]
2.20	23	10.45	19	8.64	22	10.00

2.20 seconds timed from frame before paper movement to frame after last turn

[B]Time	QTM	stps	HTM	stps	ETM	etps[/B]	
2.39	23	9.62	19	7.95	22	9.21

2.39 seconds timed from whenever Guinness officials decided to start and stop

 

[willi pilz]

Hello, Im the robot. Normally i'm a bit nervous when people are around me, but lukily this time it went nice. (Also very easy scramble helps. ) I would really like to go to a competition and get a sub 5 single, but it's not allowed for robots to compete. Still ok i cube because i love it and not to be the best.

Ps: I really love the cubing community. Have a nice day.

 

[DJ4Y]

Hello, Im the robot. Normally i'm a bit nervous when people are around me, but lukily this time it went nice. (Also very easy scramble helps. ) I would really like to go to a competition and get a sub 5 single, but it's not allowed for robots to compete. Still ok i cube because i love it and not to be the best.

Ps: I really love the cubing community. Have a nice day.

Lolwut

 

[Christopher Mowla]

This looks like a copy of Cube Prime from 2011, except that it looks like it actually does inspection too.

EDIT:
Maybe it doesn't do inspection if he was writing down the scramble by putting the cube on a table and turning it to see the configuration. I guess him putting a cover over the robot before the solve began threw me off.

So, unless my first thought was correct, it looks like a stolen idea from the inventor of Cube Prime (unless it is the same inventor, of course).

 

[confusedcuber]

No but this robot only solves the cube, the Cubestormer III actually scanned AND solved the cube

This is not a WR...

(or am I wrong?)

I think it did include inspection, it just did it really fast. Isnt that why he covers the cube with the paper before it starts?

 

[AustinReed]

No but this robot only solves the cube, the Cubestormer III actually scanned AND solved the cube

This is not a WR...

(or am I wrong?)

From the looks of it, the GWR officials removed the paper from the front of the cameras before timing it. Thus I'd think this also inspects too?


Edit: Ninja'd.

 

[stoic]

2.39 seconds timed from whenever Guinness officials decided to start and stop

Lol yes look at the guy's face at about 40s.
Is that really how they're measuring this?

 

[nalralz]

Dang!

 

[AustinReed]

Lol yes look at the guy's face at about 40s.
Is that really how they're measuring this?

Guinness =/= WCA. They're free to do their thing however they want.

 

[Joel2274]

In addition to this; it's also using a modified cube, don't know if that should affect the record.

I agree. He had to take out the center pieces for the robot to solve it so it was pretty much like solving the old rubik's void.
Can't argue tho, still pretty cool.

 

[BoronTriiodide]

Hello all, I'm the builder of this bot. Just wanted to address a few things. First, it does indeed include inspection in the solve time. Two cameras on either side of the cube make for a near instant solve. Second, the cube is considered legal by WCA regulations. Here is a picture of it outside the robot: http://imgur.com/eyd9HFq. All the center caps are at the same height (as each other) and are stickered just like all the other pieces. This is essentially a Zhanchi with massive Florian cuts. It followed all the same rules that Cubestormer did. Unfortunately, Guinness does require the use of a stopwatch to measure the record. However, high speed footage with a running timer shows that the actual solve time from the moment the blinders are moved from in front of the cameras to the solved state was 2.05 seconds.

 

[Maniac]

Hello, I am actually the person shown scrambling the cube in this video (not the creator).

This robot does in fact scan and solve the cube in 2.39 seconds. The main improvement in this robot over that of Cubestormer III and Cube Prime is the inspection. This robot has 2 cameras positioned at the corners of the cube and can scan the entire cube and calculate a solution in less than 1 second.

The robot did not know the scramble before the papers being lifted. In the video I am comparing the scramble to a printout from the WCA Official Cube scrambler. Guinness stated that the scramble needed to match the paper to ensure that it was "truly random."

The robot times its own solves but Guinness preferred to use the average of 2 stopwatch timers.

I can answer any further questions or contact the designer/creator of the robot.

 

[stoic]

Out of interest, do you have the robot's timing?

 

[BoronTriiodide]

The robot recorded the solve at ~1.95 seconds. Don't remember exactly. There was delay between the blinder removal and me starting the bot. Frustrating though because its best is actually 1.6, but it just couldn't pull it off on the big day.