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Engineers at Mitsubishi Electric have built a remarkable AI-powered robot that can solve a Rubik’s Cube in a world record 0.305 seconds.
The robot is equipped with high-speed, high-precision factory automation (FA) equipment and control technology. Its time of 0.305 seconds beat the previous record of 0.38 seconds, for which Mitsubishi Electric received a Guinness World Records certificate in May.
The TOKUI Fast Accurate Synchronized motion Testing Robot (TOKUFASTbot) named by its engineer can perform a 90° rotation time of 0.009 second thanks to its rotation mechanism, which is built with Mitsubishi Electric's compact, high-power, signal-responsive servomotors and a color-recognition algorithm developed with proprietary AI technology.
Yuji Yoshimura, Senior General Manager, Component Production Engineering Center, Mitsubishi Electric said: "Since establishing our Component Production Engineering Center in 2016, we have been developing and manufacturing high-tech motors, power semiconductors and related products. To demonstrate our technical capabilities in achieving high-speed, high-precision windings, which are key to increasing the productivity and efficiency of motors used in many of our products, our young engineers voluntarily worked to set the world record, resulting in a Guinness World Records title, which has motivated our engineers to further develop their technical skills. We will continue to take on exciting challenges using the technology we have cultivated in motor development to support global manufacturing."
In addition, the servomotors, programmable controller, industrial PC, touch panel display and cameras are all designed to achieve high-speed signal connection and inter-device control - allowing it to achieve the world record time.
The robot’s time is more than ten times faster than the fastest human time - . Max Park set a world record for solving a 3x3x3 Rubik's cube in 3.13 seconds in 2023.