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Purdue Students Break Rubik’s Cube-Solving Robot Record with 0.103-Second Feat

The student-built Purdubik’s Cube shattered the previous record, showcasing advanced robotics and earning Guinness World Record certification.

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, developed by Purdue University engineering students, solved a Rubik’s Cube in just 0.103 seconds, beating the prior 0.305-second record set by Mitsubishi Electric in 2024.
  • The project was funded through Purdue’s Cooperative Education Program and corporate sponsorships, highlighting student-driven innovation and collaboration.
  • The robot employs machine vision, custom algorithms, and industrial-grade motion control hardware to achieve sub-millisecond precision.
  • First unveiled at Purdue’s SPARK student design competition in December 2024, where it won first place, the team continued refining the system to achieve record-breaking performance.
  • A newly added Bluetooth-enabled Smart Cube allows users to scramble the puzzle in real time, with the robot mirroring each move before solving it instantly.