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Purdue Students Set Guinness Record with 0.103-Second Rubik’s Cube-Solving Robot

Purdubik’s Cube, an advanced robotic system developed by Purdue undergraduates, achieves unprecedented speed and precision in solving a puzzle cube.

The team behind Purdubik’s Cube— a high-speed robotic system that can solve a scrambled Rubik’s Cube in 0.103 seconds, including Junpei Ota, Aiden Hurd, Matthew Patrohay and Brock Berta.
The high-speed robotic system can solve a scrambled Rubik’s Cube in 0.103 seconds,
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Overview

  • Purdubik’s Cube shattered the previous robot Rubik’s Cube-solving record of 0.305 seconds, achieving a time of 0.103 seconds, officially certified by Guinness World Records.
  • The system integrates machine vision, custom algorithms, and industrial-grade motion control hardware to ensure sub-millisecond precision and synchronization.
  • Developed by Purdue ECE students Junpei Ota, Aden Hurd, Matthew Patrohay, and Alex Berta, the project was funded through co-op earnings and corporate sponsorships.
  • Initially unveiled at Purdue’s SPARK design competition in December 2024, where it won first place, the robot was further refined to achieve record-breaking performance.
  • The team incorporated a Bluetooth-enabled Smart Cube, allowing users to scramble the puzzle in real time, showcasing the robot's capabilities in an interactive and engaging format.