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what would be interesting is if there was a category where the robot solver has to grab the cube from the table, analyze it, solve it, and put it back on the ta
by tetraodonpuffer 11y ago
what would be interesting is if there was a category where the robot solver has to grab the cube from the table, analyze it, solve it, and put it back on the table in the same spot, would be cool to see the compromises that would have to be made for speed of transfer/analysis vs speed of solving
- lutusp 11y agoYes, true, but consider the fact that, at the moment, the best robots in the world still can't fold a towel without enormous effort. http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/05/19/407736307/robots-are-really-bad-at-folding-towels http://www.npr.org/sections/money/2015/05/19/407736307/robot... My point is that the intelligence required to pick up the cube and manipulate it, might require more processing power than solving it when attached to a frame.
- apalmer 11y agoYeah but that's why it would be interesting. Solving a rubics cube quickly is interesting from a human standpoint, for a purpose built machine not so much.... I mean its doubtful that the majority of the competitors wrote the software algorithm to solve the cube... What they bring is the mechanics behind it... But really if the professional robotics orgs got involved they would probably just outclass the record holders... Thing is that they arent even interested because their is No money in it and its just not that interesting a robotics challenge