Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Man vs. Machine

RuBot II is an amazing robot that can easily solve the Rubik's cube puzzle game in a completely interactive (and talkative!) way. This is the second version of the RuBot, created by Pete Redmond, an avionics technician with the Irish Air Corps. The robot is able to accept a cube from a (mere) human. The 'bot then snags the cube and hoists it up to eye camera level, where its deft manipulators scan all sides of the cube. Rubot II can play Rubik's Cube quicker than any human being. Here is video clip of Rubik's champ, Sean Connally, challenging Rubot II at the UK open Rubik's championship in 2006. Enjoy!

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