A team of engineers at Mitsubishi Electric Corporation broke the record for the fastest robot to solve a rotating puzzle cube. It only took 0.305 seconds for the robot to complete the puzzle - if you blink, you might miss all the action!
This record has been popular for years; in 2009, the record stood at one minute and four seconds, but the time had gotten shorter over the years. In 2016, the record finally broke the one-second barrier.
New record: Fastest robot to solve a rotating puzzle cube - 0.305 seconds 🤯
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Mitsubishi Electric Corporation knocked 0.07 seconds off the previous record 🤩 pic.twitter.com/WWZf2xusSc
The leader of this record attempt was Tokui, who works at Motor & Generator Manufacturing Engineering Dept. at Mitsubishi Electric's Component Production Engineering Center. Tokui normally works on motor development, as well as utilizing the motor to manufacturing equipment.
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Tokui was certain of the high level of the products he is involved in. However, he wanted to showcase that in a way that wows people. That's why he decided to break a record.
So I checked the videos of the previous record holder, and I felt that the motor we have is better than theirs. So I was confident that we can beat them with speed.
In order to break the record, you not only need fast motors, but a series of components that work together. Wringing out milliseconds of speed was a different task, and proved to be a challenge.
"Shaving off time as much as possible was difficult, but it was fun at the same time. I never had issues with motivation through the project," he said.
Perfecting the machine came with an unexpected issue: the puzzle cube struggled to keep up with the speed of the robot! The team continued to fine-tune the machine so that the puzzle wouldn't jam.
The robot was still on a tightrope, however. The first official attempt failed as the puzzle jammed up.
In the second attempt, the robot was able to clock in a time that was never achieved in practice, and a Guinness World Records title was set. Tokui had told us that not only his team, but also many people within the company had helped achieve the goal.
I know that our products can make the world an even better place. I hope the record will allow people everywhere to know what our products are capable of.
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