Robot rubik blocks in 0.38 seconds, breaking the human record

Two computer experts broke the world record for robots when it took only half the time to complete the task.

Software developer Jared DiCarlo and student Ben Katz at MIT have built a Rubik's Contraption machine in 0.38 seconds, the Long Room reported today. The camera comes with a PlayStation Eye camera that features computer vision and gesture recognition, which enables quick processing of snapshots, calculates faster resolution, and performs more accurate steps.

The research team had to find a way to prevent the rubik from sliding while the robot swapped the small boxes. "When the rubik is loose, the outer surfaces are easily deflected as you try to rotate the middle surfaces. The rubik blocks need to be tight enough to prevent this from happening," Katz said. If the ruby block is not tight, it can be broken into several pieces. According to Katz, they ruined several rubik blocks during the test.

Experts from the Guinness World Records have not tested Rubik's Contraption, so Di Carlo and Katz's test record has not been officially recognized. The research team did not confirm whether or not to join the official record.

The Rubik's Contraption Rubik's Rubik's Rubik's quintet is far ahead of the Guinness World Record. In October last year, a professional rubik player named SeungBeom Cho in South Korea, finished the rubik block after 4.59 seconds, breaking his previous personal record of 6.54 seconds.