List of cube solving robots
Constructing a robot capable of solving a Rubik's cube "on its own" has been a popular challenge for engineers, with many different designs over the years.
Deep Cube
Creator: Evan Gates
Year: 2004
Puzzle: 3x3x3
Solution Method: ?
Mechanism: 6 arms (6DOF)
CubeStormer
Creator: ?
Year: ?
Puzzle: 3x3x3
Solution Method: Kociemba
Mechanism: Lego Mindstorms RCX, Four orthogonal turning arms (8 DOF)
Rowan University Cube Solving Machine (?)
Creators: Zach Grady and Joe Ridgeway (at Rowan University)
Year: 2010
Puzzle: 3x3x3
Solution Method: ?
Full Solve Time: ~15 seconds
Mechanism: PLC and aluminum parts, cube turning on a corner base and an extending "stepper" (3 DOF)
Thread Demonstration Interview
ARM Speedcuber
Creator: David Gilday (ARM principal engineer)
Year: 2006
Puzzle: 3x3x3
Solution Method: ?
Full Solve Time: 15s ("for a good solve")
Mechanism: Android phone (native app in C++), Four arms (8 DOF)
Video of Demonstration at Techcon 2010
ARM Powered Android LEGO MultiCuber 777
Creator: David Gilday (ARM principal engineer)
Year: 2006
Puzzle: 7x7x7
Solution Method: ?
Full Solve Time: 40min for a 7x7x7
Mechanism: Vertical arm with x pivot and y-rotating cage. (3 DOF)
Video of a 7x7x7 Solve Blog Post by David
RuBot
Creators: Pete Redmond (from Dublin, Ireland)
Year: 2006
Puzzle: 3x3x3
Solution Method: ?
Full Solve Time: ?
Mechanism: Two perpendicular arms (4 DOF)
RuBot Prototype RuBot II Demonstration
Robot Ruby
Creators: David Bain, Richard Bain, Daniel Purvis, Jarrod Boyes, Miriam Parkinson and Jonathan Goldwasser (Swinburne University of Technology)
Year: 2011
Solution Method: Kociemba
Full Solve Time: ~10s (including inspection)
Mechanism: Two perpendicular arms (4 DOF)
Thread Robot Ruby Demonstration (with a timer that counts frames instead of 100ths of a second?) Article on the Swinburne Website Article from The Age
