A robot managed to solve a Rubik's Cube in just 0.3 seconds, breaking all records.
A robot designed in Japan by Mitsubishi Electrichas broken the world record by completing the Rubik's Cube, the popular game , in just 0.3 seconds, which is like saying "in the blink of an eye."
It is worth noting that the human record is 3.13 seconds and was set in June of last year by a 21-year-old American, as part of a relevant event in California.
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The Rubik's Cube was invented by Hungarian architecture professor Ernő Rubik about 50 years ago and has remained one of the most popular toys in the world ever since. By early 2009, 350 million cubes had been sold, making it the best-selling puzzle toy in the world.
In a classic Rubik's Cube, each of the six faces is covered by nine stickers in six colors (white, red, yellow, green, blue, and orange). A built-in rotation mechanism allows each face to rotate, resulting in the colors being mixed up. The cube is considered solved when each face consists exclusively of stickers of the same color. Many people have difficulty solving it. In addition, various robots have been used to solve it.
But Mitsubishi Electric's robot shows how far robotics in recent years. In 2009, the world record for a robot solving a Rubik's Cube was one minute and four seconds.
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Later, a new record was set at 0.38 seconds, just 0.08 seconds slower than Mitsubishi Electric's new record.
“The time reduction was difficult, but also fun at the same time,” a Mitsubishi engineer who led the record attempt told Guinness World Records.
This achievement is very important for robotics technology. The speed with which the robot completed the 3D puzzle demonstrates the capabilities of modern algorithms and artificial intelligence in solving complex problems in minimal time.
Technology it allows robots to perceive and analyze their environment with extreme accuracy and speed. This could have applications in areas such as industrial automation, where speed and accuracy are critical.
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Robots, such as the one that solved the Rubik's Cube in just 0.3 seconds, can further encourage research and development in robotics, attracting investment and strengthening collaboration between universities, research centers and industry. Advances in robotic technology can lead to new innovations that will improve the quality of life and create new opportunities in various sectors.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
