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Old 10-17-2006, 01:35 AM   #1
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Default Robot Solves Rubik’s Cubes in under 50 Seconds

http://www.hiptechblog.com/2006/10/1...er-50-seconds/

robots are going to take over the world... the movie was right
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Old 10-17-2006, 02:29 AM   #2
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That thing is Fu King scary! :x
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Old 10-17-2006, 05:55 AM   #3
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out of all the things they could train a robot to do... lets make is solve a rubik's cube!
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Old 10-17-2006, 07:29 AM   #4
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50 Seconds isn't bad but Ive seen a clip where a guy did it in 46 Seconds and that cube was really f*cked up :shock:
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Old 10-17-2006, 08:02 AM   #5
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Originally Posted by dani_d_mas
^ I remember that vid - this can be staged just messing the cube in a specific order
Indeed !

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BTW - I've heard that C3PO can solve it in 32 seconds...
LMAO, Jabba should really get his C3PO after hearing this
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Old 10-17-2006, 03:19 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by dani_d_mas
^ I remember that vid - this can be staged just messing the cube in a specific order

BTW - I've heard that C3PO can solve it in 32 seconds...
no i think it says some place that it can solve any cube in 50sec. i just takes scans the image of each side then solves it via CPU.

also i heard R2-D2 could to it in under 5 flat
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Old 10-17-2006, 03:29 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by Toronto
Originally Posted by dani_d_mas
^ I remember that vid - this can be staged just messing the cube in a specific order

BTW - I've heard that C3PO can solve it in 32 seconds...
no i think it says some place that it can solve any cube in 50sec. i just takes scans the image of each side then solves it via CPU.

also i heard R2-D2 could to it in under 5 flat
Thats clever without any hands
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Old 10-17-2006, 03:40 PM   #8
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Originally Posted by man430gt
That thing is Fu King scary! :x
No - this is scary...

http://www.hiptechblog.com/2006/05/1...heart-surgery/

And this is plain great... http://www.hiptechblog.com/2006/10/1...h-lcd-monitor/
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Old 10-17-2006, 04:25 PM   #9
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Now that is scary indeed RC :shock:

And Great!
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