Robot Beats Guinness World Record of Fastest in the World to Solve Puzzle Cube
It's been a while since I've heard anything about the Guinness World Records. When I was a kid, I felt like I heard about it all the time, partly due to Ripley's Believe It Or Not show and museums. So to my utter enjoyment, this morning I heard about a robot that has just been awarded a new Guinness World Record for being the fastest to solve a puzzle cube—or as we all refer to them—Rubik's Cubes.
The robot in question is the TOKUI Fast Accurate Synchronized Motion Testing Robot, or TOKUFASTbot, developed by a young engineering team from Mitsubishi Electric Corporation.
“This Guinness World Records certificate was awarded due to intelligent programming and engineering using several automation components, including our MELSERVO-J5 servomotors, which demonstrates the performance of our products.” — Dan Zachacki, product manager (servo) at Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc.
The TOKUFASTbot can perform a 90-degree rotation time of 0.009 seconds with its rotation mechanism built by Mitsubishi Electric's compact, high-power, signal-responsive servomotors and a color-recognition algorithm developed with proprietary AI (artificial intelligence) technology. The high-speed signal connection and inter-device control come from the servomotors as well as a PLC, industrial PC, touch panel display, and cameras.
Watch the videos below to see just how fast 0.305 seconds really is.
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