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[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWtBTKpWVXk Robot Ruby Demonstration] (with a timer that counts frames instead of 100ths of a second?)
 
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWtBTKpWVXk Robot Ruby Demonstration] (with a timer that counts frames instead of 100ths of a second?)
 
[http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/05/robot-ruby-breaks-rubiks-record Article on the Swinburne Website]
 
[http://www.swinburne.edu.au/chancellery/mediacentre/media-centre/news/2011/05/robot-ruby-breaks-rubiks-record Article on the Swinburne Website]

Revision as of 21:08, 2 June 2011

Constructing a robot capable of solving of 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)

Video Story

CubeStormer

Creator: ?

Year: ?

Puzzle: 3x3x3

Solution Method: Kociemba

Mechanism: Lego Mindstorms RCX, Four orthogonal turning arms (8 DOF)

YouTube Video

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: 3x3x3

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