Blink and It’s Solved: Purdue’s Record-Breaking Rubik’s Cube Robot

May 18, 2025 Khushi Kumari

Purdubik's Cube achieved an unprecedented solve time, eclipsing the previous 0.305-second record set by Mitsubishi Electric engineers

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Undergraduates Matthew Patrohay, Junpei Ota, Aden Hurd, and Alex Berta from Purdue's Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering spearheaded this groundbreaking project

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To withstand the immense forces during the rapid solve, the team designed a custom internal core, preventing the cube from disintegrating under pressure

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The robot utilizes machine vision for color recognition and custom algorithms optimized for execution time, ensuring precise and swift solutions

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With a solve time faster than the average human blink (200–300 milliseconds), Purdubik's Cube operates at a speed nearly imperceptible to the naked eye

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Initially unveiled at Purdue’s SPARK competition in December 2024, the robot's performance earned it an official Guinness World Record certification

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Purdubik's Cube stands as a testament to student ingenuity, pushing the boundaries of robotics and inspiring future technological advancements

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