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<div>Hi, I converted the info into a table. Making a template will help with future edits; see the templates used in the various subpages of [[List of World Records]]. If this looks good, I'll delete the original list view. [[User:Macky|Macky]] ([[User talk:Macky|talk]]) 19:36, 8 June 2012 (EDT) <br />
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Is "(ARM Principal Engineer)" necessary? Are there others who helped make these robots? [[User:Macky|Macky]] ([[User talk:Macky|talk]]) 19:39, 8 June 2012 (EDT)<br />
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Thanks. The table layout is ok although it needs tidying up as there are some entries in the wrong columns (e.g. times in mechanism and vice versa and videos in Notes)<br />
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You can remove the (ARM Principal Engineer) if you like although I added it for some consistency with the (at Rowan University) and (Swinburne University of Technology) notes in other entries... I am the sole creator of all of the robots with my name (apart from CubeStormer II which was created jointly with Mike Dobson as described). The distinction with the "ARM" labelled designs is that the videos is only that they were filmed and videos published on ARM's YouTube channel rather than by me on my personal channel. IAssemble ([[User talk:IAssemble|talk]])</div>IAssemblehttps://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php?title=List_of_cube_solving_robots&diff=21274List of cube solving robots2012-06-08T22:35:00Z<p>IAssemble: </p>
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<div>Constructing a [[Cube solving robot|robot]] capable of solving a [[cube | Rubik's cube]] "on its own" has been a popular challenge for engineers, with many different designs over the years.<br />
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=== Deep Cube ===<br />
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Creator: Evan Gates<br />
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Year: 2004<br />
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Puzzle: [[3x3x3]]<br />
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Solution Method: ?<br />
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Mechanism: 6 arms (6DOF)<br />
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[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2084071621500271233# Video]<br />
[http://uncletyson.wordpress.com/tag/evan-gates/ Story]<br />
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=== CubeStormer ===<br />
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Creator: Mike Dobson<br />
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Year: 2010<br />
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Puzzle: 3x3x3<br />
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Solution Method: [[Kociemba]]<br />
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Mechanism: LEGO MINDSTORMS RCX, Four orthogonal turning arms (8 DOF)<br />
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaRcWB3jwMo YouTube Video]<br />
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=== Rowan University Cube Solving Machine (?) ===<br />
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Creators: Zach Grady and Joe Ridgeway (at Rowan University)<br />
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Year: 2010<br />
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Puzzle: 3x3x3<br />
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Solution Method: ?<br />
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Full Solve Time: ~15 seconds<br />
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Mechanism: PLC and aluminum parts, cube turning on a corner base and an extending "stepper" (3 DOF)<br />
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[http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?26083-My-Rubiks-cube-solving-robot Thread]<br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hk5DFxxTu0 Demonstration]<br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goTn0-20BAE Interview]<br />
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=== ARM Powered LEGO/Nokia 4x4x4 Rubik's Cube Solver ===<br />
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Creator: David Gilday (ARM Principal Engineer)<br />
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Year: 2009<br />
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Puzzle: [[4x4x4]]<br />
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Solution Method: creator's own table driven algorithm<br />
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Full Solve Time: 19min for 4x4x4<br />
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Mechanism: Symbian phone (with Java app) controlling LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT y-turntable, hinged hold/lift and x-spin (3 DOF)<br />
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=052JJGBxFH0 Video of 4x4x4 solve]<br />
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=== ARM Speedcuber ===<br />
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Creator: David Gilday (ARM Principal Engineer)<br />
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Year: 2010<br />
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Puzzle: 3x3x3<br />
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Solution Method: creator's own 2-phase algorithm<br />
<br />
Full Solve Time: 15s ("for a good solve")<br />
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Mechanism: Android phone (native app in C++), LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT, Four arms (6 DOF)<br />
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77dbG6DPW_c Video of Demonstration at ARM Techcon 2010]<br />
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ARM Powered LEGO/Nokia 4x4x4 Rubik's Cube Solver<br />
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=== ARM Powered Android LEGO MultiCuber 777 ===<br />
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Creator: David Gilday (ARM Principal Engineer)<br />
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Year: 2010<br />
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Puzzle: [[7x7x7]]<br />
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Solution Method: creator's own generic table driven algorithm capable of solving any cube size<br />
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Full Solve Time: 40min for a 7x7x7<br />
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Mechanism: Android phone (Java app), LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT, Vertical arm with x pivot and y-rotating cage. (3 DOF)<br />
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5b9BIBuOd4 Video of a 7x7x7 Solve]<br />
[http://blogs.arm.com/smart-mobile-devices/254-how-i-created-the-arm-powered-android-lego-7x7x7-cube-solving-robot/ Blog Post by David]<br />
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=== ARM Powered Android Megaminxer ===<br />
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Creator: David Gilday (ARM Principal Engineer)<br />
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Year: 2010<br />
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Puzzle: [[Megaminx]]<br />
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Solution Method: creator's own table driven algorithm<br />
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Full Solve Time: 8mins<br />
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Mechanism: Android phone (Java app), LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT, Vertical arm with x pivot, y-spin and y-rotating cage. (3 DOF)<br />
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-S30fS944M Video of Megaminx solve]<br />
[http://blogs.arm.com/smart-mobile-devices/451-oh-no-not-another-arm-powered-lego-rubiks-cube-solver/ Blog Post by David]<br />
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=== RuBot ===<br />
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Creators: Pete Redmond (from Dublin, Ireland)<br />
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Year: 2006<br />
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Puzzle: 3x3x3<br />
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Solution Method: ?<br />
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Full Solve Time: ?<br />
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Mechanism: Two perpendicular arms (4 DOF)<br />
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgrYUTy5Q14 RuBot Prototype]<br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkft2qaKv_o RuBot II Demonstration]<br />
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=== Robot Ruby ===<br />
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Creators: David Bain, Richard Bain, Daniel Purvis, Jarrod Boyes, Miriam Parkinson and Jonathan Goldwasser (Swinburne University of Technology)<br />
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Year: 2011<br />
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Solution Method: Kociemba<br />
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Full Solve Time: ~10s (including inspection)<br />
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Mechanism: Two perpendicular arms (4 DOF)<br />
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[http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?29667-Robot-Rubik-s-Cube-Solve-10.18 Thread]<br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWtBTKpWVXk Robot Ruby Demonstration] (with a timer that counts frames instead of 100ths of a second?)<br />
[http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/05/robot-ruby-breaks-rubiks-record Article on the Swinburne Website]<br />
[http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/meet-ruby-the-recordbreaking-robot-that-solves-rubiks-cube-20110601-1fgbc.html Article from The Age]<br />
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=== CubeStormer II ===<br />
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Creator: Mike Dobson and David Gilday<br />
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Year: 2011<br />
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Puzzle: 3x3x3<br />
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Solution Method: David Gilday's two-phase algorithm<br />
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Full Solve Time (including inspection): (unofficial) best 4.762s, average ~5.9s (200 solves)<br />
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Guinness World Record: 5.270s set on 11th Nov 2011 at [http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-11/11/cubestormer-ii-world-record Wired.co.uk (Article and video)]<br />
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Mechanism: LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT and Samsung GALAXY S II smartphone. Four orthogonal turning arms (8 DOF)<br />
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d0LfkIut2M CubeStormer II (YouTube video)]<br><br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqJF3tKDnrA CubeStormer II - Seeing is Believing (YouTube video)]<br><br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JykMPW-SYQQ This is AMAZING! The CubeStormer ll breaks world record at ARM TechCon 2011 (YouTube video)]<br><br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_RtMLIuozM CubeStormer II - David Gilday & Mike Dobson - ARM TechCon 2011 (YouTube video)]<br><br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS3-LiIQzYQ Solving the Rubik's Cube - ARM TechCon 2011 - David Gilday talks with Tomas Rokicki (YouTube video)]<br />
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=== MindCuber ===<br />
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Creator: David Gilday<br />
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Year: 2011<br />
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Puzzle: 3x3x3 and Void Cube<br />
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Solution Method: 9 stage table driven<br />
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Full Solve Time (including inspection): average around 1m55s (2m30s with published software)<br />
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Mechanism: constructed from just a single LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 kit. One pull/push tilt arm and turntable (2?DOF)<br />
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw1BgD72vaA MindCuber (YouTube video)]<br><br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QL5DZBo8WQ ARM Powered® MindCuber solves Void Cube (YouTube video)]<br><br />
[http://mindstorms.lego.com/en-us/News/ReadMore/Default.aspx?id=423825 MindCuber bonus model instructions and software on LEGO MINDSTORMS site]<br><br />
[http://mindcuber.com MindCuber home page]<br><br />
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=== MicroCuber ===<br />
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Creator: David Gilday<br />
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Year: 2012<br />
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Puzzle: Microbic (12mm 3x3x3)<br />
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Solution Method: 5 stage table driven<br />
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Full Solve Time (including inspection): average around 7 minutes<br />
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Mechanism: Sony Xperia Mini smartphone, Android App. and LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT mechanics. Push/push, hold and turntable (3 DOF?)<br />
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LdaacsfGQs4 MicroCuber (YouTube video)]<br><br />
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[[Category:Lists|cube solving robots]]</div>IAssemblehttps://www.speedsolving.com/wiki/index.php?title=List_of_cube_solving_robots&diff=21207List of cube solving robots2012-05-31T06:33:15Z<p>IAssemble: Fixed broken link to MindCuber instructions</p>
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<div>Constructing a [[Cube solving robot|robot]] capable of solving a [[cube | Rubik's cube]] "on its own" has been a popular challenge for engineers, with many different designs over the years.<br />
<br />
<br />
=== Deep Cube ===<br />
<br />
Creator: Evan Gates<br />
<br />
Year: 2004<br />
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Puzzle: [[3x3x3]]<br />
<br />
Solution Method: ?<br />
<br />
Mechanism: 6 arms (6DOF)<br />
<br />
[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-2084071621500271233# Video]<br />
[http://uncletyson.wordpress.com/tag/evan-gates/ Story]<br />
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=== CubeStormer ===<br />
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Creator: Mike Dobson<br />
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Year: 2010<br />
<br />
Puzzle: 3x3x3<br />
<br />
Solution Method: [[Kociemba]]<br />
<br />
Mechanism: LEGO MINDSTORMS RCX, Four orthogonal turning arms (8 DOF)<br />
<br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaRcWB3jwMo YouTube Video]<br />
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=== Rowan University Cube Solving Machine (?) ===<br />
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Creators: Zach Grady and Joe Ridgeway (at Rowan University)<br />
<br />
Year: 2010<br />
<br />
Puzzle: 3x3x3<br />
<br />
Solution Method: ?<br />
<br />
Full Solve Time: ~15 seconds<br />
<br />
Mechanism: PLC and aluminum parts, cube turning on a corner base and an extending "stepper" (3 DOF)<br />
<br />
[http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?26083-My-Rubiks-cube-solving-robot Thread]<br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hk5DFxxTu0 Demonstration]<br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goTn0-20BAE Interview]<br />
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=== ARM Powered LEGO/Nokia 4x4x4 Rubik's Cube Solver ===<br />
<br />
Creator: David Gilday (ARM Principal Engineer)<br />
<br />
Year: 2009<br />
<br />
Puzzle: [[4x4x4]]<br />
<br />
Solution Method: creator's own table driven algorithm<br />
<br />
Full Solve Time: 19min for 4x4x4<br />
<br />
Mechanism: Symbian phone (with Java app) controlling LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT y-turntable, hinged hold/lift and x-spin (3 DOF)<br />
<br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=052JJGBxFH0 Video of 4x4x4 solve]<br />
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=== ARM Speedcuber ===<br />
<br />
Creator: David Gilday (ARM Principal Engineer)<br />
<br />
Year: 2010<br />
<br />
Puzzle: 3x3x3<br />
<br />
Solution Method: creator's own 2-phase algorithm<br />
<br />
Full Solve Time: 15s ("for a good solve")<br />
<br />
Mechanism: Android phone (native app in C++), LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT, Four arms (6 DOF)<br />
<br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=77dbG6DPW_c Video of Demonstration at ARM Techcon 2010]<br />
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ARM Powered LEGO/Nokia 4x4x4 Rubik's Cube Solver<br />
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=== ARM Powered Android LEGO MultiCuber 777 ===<br />
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Creator: David Gilday (ARM Principal Engineer)<br />
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Year: 2010<br />
<br />
Puzzle: [[7x7x7]]<br />
<br />
Solution Method: creator's own generic table driven algorithm capable of solving any cube size<br />
<br />
Full Solve Time: 40min for a 7x7x7<br />
<br />
Mechanism: Android phone (Java app), LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT, Vertical arm with x pivot and y-rotating cage. (3 DOF)<br />
<br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5b9BIBuOd4 Video of a 7x7x7 Solve]<br />
[http://blogs.arm.com/smart-mobile-devices/254-how-i-created-the-arm-powered-android-lego-7x7x7-cube-solving-robot/ Blog Post by David]<br />
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=== ARM Powered Android Megaminxer ===<br />
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Creator: David Gilday (ARM Principal Engineer)<br />
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Year: 2010<br />
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Puzzle: [[Megaminx]]<br />
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Solution Method: creator's own table driven algorithm<br />
<br />
Full Solve Time: 8mins<br />
<br />
Mechanism: Android phone (Java app), LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT, Vertical arm with x pivot, y-spin and y-rotating cage. (3 DOF)<br />
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-S30fS944M Video of Megaminx solve]<br />
[http://blogs.arm.com/smart-mobile-devices/451-oh-no-not-another-arm-powered-lego-rubiks-cube-solver/ Blog Post by David]<br />
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=== RuBot ===<br />
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Creators: Pete Redmond (from Dublin, Ireland)<br />
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Year: 2006<br />
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Puzzle: 3x3x3<br />
<br />
Solution Method: ?<br />
<br />
Full Solve Time: ?<br />
<br />
Mechanism: Two perpendicular arms (4 DOF)<br />
<br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YgrYUTy5Q14 RuBot Prototype]<br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkft2qaKv_o RuBot II Demonstration]<br />
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=== Robot Ruby ===<br />
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Creators: David Bain, Richard Bain, Daniel Purvis, Jarrod Boyes, Miriam Parkinson and Jonathan Goldwasser (Swinburne University of Technology)<br />
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Year: 2011<br />
<br />
Solution Method: Kociemba<br />
<br />
Full Solve Time: ~10s (including inspection)<br />
<br />
Mechanism: Two perpendicular arms (4 DOF)<br />
<br />
[http://www.speedsolving.com/forum/showthread.php?29667-Robot-Rubik-s-Cube-Solve-10.18 Thread]<br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWtBTKpWVXk Robot Ruby Demonstration] (with a timer that counts frames instead of 100ths of a second?)<br />
[http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/05/robot-ruby-breaks-rubiks-record Article on the Swinburne Website]<br />
[http://www.theage.com.au/technology/sci-tech/meet-ruby-the-recordbreaking-robot-that-solves-rubiks-cube-20110601-1fgbc.html Article from The Age]<br />
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=== CubeStormer II ===<br />
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Creator: Mike Dobson and David Gilday<br />
<br />
Year: 2011<br />
<br />
Puzzle: 3x3x3<br />
<br />
Solution Method: David Gilday's two-phase algorithm<br />
<br />
Full Solve Time (including inspection): (unofficial) best 4.762s, average ~5.9s (200 solves)<br />
<br />
Guinness World Record: 5.270s set on 11th Nov 2011 at [http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2011-11/11/cubestormer-ii-world-record Wired.co.uk (Article and video)]<br />
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Mechanism: LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT and Samsung GALAXY S II smartphone. Four orthogonal turning arms (8 DOF)<br />
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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_d0LfkIut2M CubeStormer II (YouTube video)]<br><br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WqJF3tKDnrA CubeStormer II - Seeing is Believing (YouTube video)]<br><br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JykMPW-SYQQ This is AMAZING! The CubeStormer ll breaks world record at ARM TechCon 2011 (YouTube video)]<br><br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I_RtMLIuozM CubeStormer II - David Gilday & Mike Dobson - ARM TechCon 2011 (YouTube video)]<br><br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS3-LiIQzYQ Solving the Rubik's Cube - ARM TechCon 2011 - David Gilday talks with Tomas Rokicki (YouTube video)]<br />
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=== MindCuber ===<br />
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Creator: David Gilday<br />
<br />
Year: 2011<br />
<br />
Puzzle: 3x3x3 and Void Cube<br />
<br />
Solution Method: 9 stage table driven<br />
<br />
Full Solve Time (including inspection): average around 1m55s (2m30s with published software)<br />
<br />
Mechanism: constructed from just a single LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT 2.0 kit. One pull/push tilt arm and turntable (2?DOF)<br />
<br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uw1BgD72vaA MindCuber (YouTube video)]<br><br />
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QL5DZBo8WQ ARM Powered® MindCuber solves Void Cube (YouTube video)]<br><br />
[http://mindstorms.lego.com/en-us/News/ReadMore/Default.aspx?id=423825 MindCuber bonus model instructions and software on LEGO MINDSTORMS site]<br><br />
[http://mindcuber.com MindCuber home page]<br><br />
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