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Scottish Sun
3 days ago
- Science
- Scottish Sun
Incredible ‘blink and you'll miss it' clip shows robot solving Rubik's Cube in 100 MILLISECONDS breaking world record
A TEAM of students and their ultra-speedy robot have broken the world record for the fastest time to solve a Rubik's Cube. The incredible clip shows the pronged robots completing the puzzle in a mind-blowing 103 milliseconds. 2 Undergraduate engineering students from Purdue University in the US, Junpei Ota, Aden Hurd, Matthew Patrohay, and Alex Berta, worked on the project Credit: Purdue University 2 The lightning speeds mean the infamous Rubik's Cube can be solved faster than the blink of an eye Credit: Purdue University Undergraduate engineering students from Purdue University in the US, Junpei Ota, Aden Hurd, Matthew Patrohay, and Alex Berta, worked on the project. Their achievement has been recognised by the Guinness World Records site. The previous record of 305milliseconds was set by a team at Mitsubishi earlier this year. It was less than a decade ago when the record time by a robot dropped below a second for the first time. The lightning speeds mean the infamous Rubik's Cube can be solved faster than the blink of an eye. "We solve in 103 milliseconds," Patrohay said in a statement. "A human blink takes about 200 to 300 milliseconds. So, before you even realize it's moving, we've solved it." Patrohay said he was inspired by the super-fast minds of humans, who completed the 1970s puzzle long before robots did. "I always say that my inspiration was a previous world record holder," added Patrohay. "Back in high school, I saw a video of MIT students solving the cube in 380 milliseconds. "I thought, 'that's a really cool project. I'd love to try and beat it someday'. Now here I am at Purdue – proving we can go even faster." Everyone sees the office- but you need 20-20 vision to spot 5 hidden utensils The team redesigned the cube to make sure it wouldn't break apart when moved at such speed. Purdubik's Cube - the name of the team's robot - used a machine vision system and special algorithms to see where the coloured blocks were and rotate them into the right slot. The robot made its first public appearance at a student design competition in December. But since then, the team behind it have made it faster and faster. Nak-seung Patrick Hyun, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue, mentored the students. "This achievement isn't just about breaking a record, it pushes the boundaries of what synthetic systems can do," said Hyun. The current record held by a human is 3.05 seconds by seven-year-old Xuanyi Geng from China.
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
- Science
- The Irish Sun
Incredible ‘blink and you'll miss it' clip shows robot solving Rubik's Cube in 100 MILLISECONDS breaking world record
A TEAM of students and their ultra-speedy robot have broken the world record for the fastest time to solve a Rubik's Cube. The incredible clip shows the pronged robots completing the puzzle in a mind-blowing 103 milliseconds. 2 Undergraduate engineering students from Purdue University in the US, Junpei Ota, Aden Hurd, Matthew Patrohay, and Alex Berta, worked on the project Credit: Purdue University 2 The lightning speeds mean the infamous Rubik's Cube can be solved faster than the blink of an eye Credit: Purdue University Undergraduate engineering students from Purdue University in the US, Junpei Ota, Aden Hurd, Matthew Patrohay, and Alex Berta, worked on the project. Their achievement has been recognised by the Guinness World Records site. The previous record of 305milliseconds was set by a team at Mitsubishi earlier this year. It was less than a decade ago when the record time by a robot dropped below a second for the first time. READ MORE ON TECH The lightning speeds mean the infamous Rubik's Cube can be solved faster than the blink of an eye. "We solve in 103 milliseconds," Patrohay said in a "A human blink takes about 200 to 300 milliseconds. So, before you even realize it's moving, we've solved it." Patrohay said he was inspired by the super-fast minds of humans, who completed the 1970s puzzle long before robots did. Most read in Tech "I always say that my inspiration was a previous world record holder," added Patrohay. "Back in high school, I saw a video of MIT students solving the cube in 380 milliseconds. "I thought, 'that's a really cool project. I'd love to try and beat it someday'. Now here I am at Purdue – proving we can go even faster." Everyone sees the office- but you need 20-20 vision to spot 5 hidden utensils The team redesigned the cube to make sure it wouldn't break apart when moved at such speed. Purdubik's Cube - the name of the team's robot - used a machine vision system and special algorithms to see where the coloured blocks were and rotate them into the right slot. The robot made its first public appearance at a student design competition in December. But since then, the team behind it have made it faster and faster. Nak-seung Patrick Hyun, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue, mentored the students. "This achievement isn't just about breaking a record, it pushes the boundaries of what synthetic systems can do," said Hyun. The current record held by a human is 3.05 seconds by seven-year-old Xuanyi Geng from China.
The Star
4 days ago
- Science
- The Star
This robot can solve a Rubik's Cube in one tenth of a second
Dubbed the Purdubik's Cube, this robotic system is now capable of solving a Rubik's Cube in just 0.103 seconds. — AFP Relaxnews Students at Purdue University in the US have developed a robot Rubik's Cube champion, capable of solving the famous puzzle faster than the blink of an eye. Dubbed the Purdubik's Cube, this robotic system is now capable of solving a Rubik's Cube in just 0.103 seconds. To illustrate just how fast this is, its designers point out that a simple blink of the eye can take up to two or three times as long. The team has thus set a Guinness World Record. The previous record was held by a robot created by Mitsubishi Electric, which in 2024 took 0.305 seconds to complete its task. This technological feat is the work of four students in electrical and computer engineering at Purdue University. To achieve it, they developed a robot with advanced computer vision to recognise the colours of the cube's different faces. They then had to develop tailor-made algorithms to optimise the puzzle solving time, while taking great care to ensure that the mechanical movements were both extremely fast and extremely precise. Most important of all, however, was to minimise the time needed between detection of the cube's initial state and execution of the movements required to solve it. A first version of Purdubik's Cube was unveiled at a student competition in 2024, and the team has been improving it ever since, culminating in this extraordinary record. Beyond this performance, it demonstrates the possibilities offered by the combination of computer vision, artificial intelligence and precision mechanics. It paves the way for future applications where speed and precision will be essential, far beyond the simple challenge of a puzzle. – AFP Relaxnews
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rubik's Cube Record Smashed in Less Time Than It Takes to Blink
Records are there to be broken, but when it comes to the fastest time to solve a Rubik's Cube by a robot, it's difficult to see how much more progress can be made: the latest record-breaking time stands at a mind-boggling 103 milliseconds. Full credit to the new world record holders, a team of undergraduate engineering students from Purdue University in the US: Junpei Ota, Aden Hurd, Matthew Patrohay, and Alex Berta. Their achievement is official and listed on the Guinness World Records site. The new time is faster than the blink of an eye, and beats the previous record of 305 milliseconds set by a team at Mitsubishi. It was just nine years ago that the record time dropped below a second for the first time. "Before you've even realized it's solved, we've solved it," says Patrohay. "Before you even realize it's moving, we've solved it." The super-speedy robot doing the solving has been named the Purdubik's Cube, and it combines a number of different innovations. To begin with, the cube itself is redesigned and repackaged so it won't break apart while being solved. Then we have a machine vision system that's able to recognize where the colored blocks are at any one time, plus special algorithms designed by the students that work out how the blocks need to be rotated to reach a solution as efficiently as possible. The team has also been able to refine the cube so that the acceleration and deceleration of the movements are optimized for sub-millisecond control. Add it all together, and you have a machine that sets new standards for high-speed objection manipulation. "This achievement isn't just about breaking a record, it pushes the boundaries of what synthetic systems can do," says Nak-seung Patrick Hyun, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Purdue, who mentored the students. "It brings us closer to understanding ultra-fast coordinated control systems like those found in nature." It was back in December, at a student design competition, when the Purdubik's Cube made its first public appearance. Since then the engineers behind it have pushed it to work harder and harder – even setting up a remote Bluetooth link so that anyone could set the robot a challenge by scrambling up a cube to be solved. If you're wondering how human beings compare to the bots with this particular challenge, the record for the fastest solution is an astonishing 3.05 seconds, held by 7-year-old Xuanyi Geng from China. You might be surprised at just how many related world records there are: the record for solving a puzzle cube on a bicycle, for example, is 9.03 seconds. And there's plenty of history behind the new achievement. The Rubik's Cube has been around since the 1970s, and the current world record holders were in part inspired by previous speed records. "I always say that my inspiration was a previous world record holder," says Patrohay. "Back in high school, I saw a video of MIT students solving the cube in 380 milliseconds. I thought, 'that's a really cool project. I'd love to try and beat it someday'. Now here I am at Purdue – proving we can go even faster." This Laser Breakthrough Can Read Text on a Page From a Mile Away Revolutionary Contact Lenses Let Human Eyes See Invisible Light New AI Weather Tool Outperforms Global Forecasting Centers
Edinburgh Live
5 days ago
- Sport
- Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Rubiks cube prodigies face off at Scottish championship held in capital
Our community members are treated to special offers, promotions and adverts from us and our partners. You can check out at any time. More info Over 200 Rubik's Cube solvers from across Scotland and beyond will descend on Edinburgh this May for the Kewbz Scottish Championship 2025 — set to be the biggest speedcubing competition ever held in Scotland, and one of the largest in Europe this year. Taking place from Friday, May 20 to Sunday, June 1 at Meadowbank Stadium, the event will see competitors from over 20 countries attempt to solve the famous Rubik's Cube — as well as a range of other events from blindfolded to one handed — in the shortest possible time. The competition, which is the first ever Scottish Championship to be held, is hosted by the UK Cube Association, with its results officially recognised by the World Cube Association (WCA), the international governing body for speedcubing. 'Speedcubing has exploded in popularity in recent years,' said Adam Leyton, one of the event organisers from the UKCA. People often think of the Rubik's Cube as a retro toy from the 1980s, but it's actually now more popular than ever. It's fantastic that we have the opportunity to host such a high-profile competition right here in Edinburgh.' All eyes are on 13-year-old prodigy Johnny Morello Kerlaff from Edinburgh as he heads into this year's prestigious 3x3 event, where he's one of the leading contenders. A rising star in the cubing scene, Johnny currently holds the Scottish record for the fastest solve time, clocking in at a speedy 5.41 seconds. In 2024, Johnny made a strong impression at the UK Championship, finishing in third place and earning recognition as one of the country's most promising young cubers. Now he'll be aiming to build on that success at this year's Scottish Championship, hoping to deliver another memorable performance. Also among the standout names competing in Edinburgh will be Lanarkshire cuber Ryan Eckersley, who currently holds multiple European Records in the blindfolded solving category and placed second at the 2024 European Championships. Ryan said: "Competing at such a major event in my home country is something really special to me. "There's going to be some serious competition but I've been putting in a lot of practice lately and I'm really excited to see how I perform.'
