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MINDSTORMS NXT Rubik’s Cube solver by Hans Andersson

  • Andrew
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  • Jul 21, 2008
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  • Building Techniques, LEGO, MINDSTORMS
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    • Hans Andersson’s Tilted Twister is a Rubik’s Cube solver built from only parts available in the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT retail set. Here’s what Hans says:

    An ultrasonic sensor detects its presence and starts to read the colors of the cube faces using a light sensor. The robot turns and tilts the cube in order to read all the faces of the cube. It then calculates a solution and executes the moves by turning, tilting and twisting the cube.

    Check out the video of Hans’ MINDSTORMS Rubik’s Cube solver here:

    If you want to build your own Rubik’s Cube solver, you can check out Hans’ instructions, executables, and source code on his Web site.

    And don’t miss the MINDSTORMS NXT Rubik’s Cube solver we featured a year ago, by Daniele Benedettelli.

    Thanks for the tip, Clay!

    Andrew posted this entry on Monday, July 21st, 2008 at 9:39 pm. Posted in the category Building Techniques, LEGO, MINDSTORMS You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

    6 Responses to “MINDSTORMS NXT Rubik’s Cube solver by Hans Andersson”

    1. castlebuilder100 Says:
      July 21st, 2008 at 10:32 pm

      That is awesome.

    2. "Big Daddy" Nelson Says:
      July 21st, 2008 at 10:39 pm

      Absolutely brilliant! This is so simple, and yet so complex… and that it is built with only a basic NXT set (or with Color Sensor, alt. build) is incredible! No.. scratch that… that he shares the instructions and code with the World for no fee is incredible!

      This gets my vote for “MOC of the Year” (so far). Extremely well-played!!!

    3. LDDmodels Says:
      July 22nd, 2008 at 12:14 am

      t’s awesome, very clever, but the arm is kinda freaky

    4. pe668 Says:
      July 22nd, 2008 at 1:34 am

      Nice work, very minimal piece count.

    5. Community Guy, Jake McKee - Rapid Fire - Sunday, August 03 Says:
      August 3rd, 2008 at 11:57 pm

      [...] MINDSTORMS NXT Rubik’s Cube solver by Hans Andersson | The Brothers Brick | LEGO Blog “Hans Andersson’s Tilted Twister is a Rubik’s Cube solver built from only parts available in the LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT retail set. Here’s what Hans says: An ultrasonic sensor detects its presence and starts to read the colors of the cube faces using a light sensor. The robot turns and tilts the cube in order to read all the faces of the cube.” [...]

    6. levi Says:
      September 10th, 2008 at 4:30 pm

      i tested, on my nxt.
      bad test =(.
      yes, bad english

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