Robot Solves Rubik’s Cube In .38 Seconds, Because Why Not?

At this point, it’s likely that most people already have some idea as to how superior machines are when it comes to certain things. In terms of data-processing, image recognition, and task organization, for example, robots are always going to be much better. Just to drive the point home, though, a machine was recently shown to solve Rubik’s cube in just .38 seconds. A feat no human can replicate.

Watching the video of the event, it’s clear that the machine was set up specifically to solve the massively popular puzzle activity. However, the fact that it does so faster than an average person is even conscious of blinking can still be difficult to process at the outset.

The machine was created by Ben Katz and Jared Di Carlo. It makes use of 6 Kollmorgen ServoDisc U9-series motors and 2 PlayStation Eye cameras, the latter being normally used to track the movements of humans for motion-controlled gaming.

In any case, the machine comes with motors that are turned on and off independently, which ensures safety above all else. Moving at those speeds, even a machine can guarantee nothing. If the arms ever overlap, things could get really messy, really fast.

It’s also worth pointing out that this is not the first time that the feat was attempted. A year back, another machine solved the Rubik’s cube in less than a second thus setting a record, Gizmodo reports. This new machine is now poised to break that record if only officials from the Guinness World Record can find the time to actually check it out.

Apparently, the machine can go even faster than .38 seconds shown in the video. Unfortunately, it would require a considerable amount of effort on the part of the creators, which they are simply not willing to do something as mundane as a World Record.