Yellow Cube Machine

[CommanderSwedePlays]

wow..this is by far one of the beset lego robots i've seen. Granted i havent seen many, but still awesome.

[IAssemble]

@CommanderSwedePlays thanks! Perhaps you'd also like "CubeStormer II" that a great friend of mine, Mike Dobson, and I created together (see link in the description) ;-)

[james5604]

@lAssemble how do you make your robot move with a program (btw, I'm a novice when it comes to the wonders of technology, but I'm simply astounded by your machine)

[IAssemble]

@james5604 it uses two LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT "intelligent bricks" which each have a microprocessor connected to some electronics that can control up to 3 motors from a program. The NXTs are connected together via Bluetooth so that the programs can send messages to each other to co-ordinate the movements. There is a program running on the laptop that uses the webcam to capture images of the cube to determine how it is scrambled and calculate the solution which it sends via USB to one of the NXTs.

[TZ3z]

These things will effing kill us all!!!!!!!!!!!

[claxton916]

now...... Wheres the tutoriul

[TheRealGeriBoss]

0:35 It seems that sometimes it turns the side CCW 90°, then turns it CW 180°. The CCW turn seems unnecessary, can you explain that behavior please?

[IAssemble]

@TheRealGeriBoss well spotted! It is actually about CCW 15° followed by CW 105° (15+90). It is a method I used to make the mechanism more reliable. It is hard to stop turns at the right angle so it is programmed to aim for an angle slightly under 90° for a CW turn and slightly over for a CCW turn so that a following CCW turn aligns the face without jamming. Hence the extra small CCW turns. I improved this for Android Speedcuber and MindCuber so that under/over rotation is in the right direction.

[TheRealGeriBoss]

@IAssemble Thanks for the reply! And a very well built machine! It solves the cube 2-3 times faster than me >.>

[Godspeed657]

what method does this model use? corners first?

[IAssemble]

@Godspeed657 thanks for asking about the method. I developed my own two-phase, table-driven algorithm that searches for short solutions. The first phase solves a 2x2x3 region consisting of 2 corners and 5 edges and the second phase solves the remaining pieces.

[TheDragontamer1000]

SICK! DEAR SANTA~~~

[icebox829]

=O nough said

[abelkommie]

i want this thing then ill finally finish my cube

[ItzJustConnor]

damn!



[RobloxFredhe77]

So... Does it solve any random problem?

[IAssemble]

@RobloxFredhe77 yes, all my creations can solve any scrambled cube (or Megaminx) position :-)

[PartyPart123]

Sickidge

[Leobizaz12]

ermm... i made a lego toilet today..

[MatiasBeast]

ok WTF?! xD awesome

[Jackie00100]

really interresting project :o

[aayush10001]

are you kidding me?

[infessionist]

building instruktion please :D

[infessionist]

@S4b4t3r blind oder dumm?

[jtholby]

can you make a how to build one

[BattlePro3]

Whahaha

[S4b4t3r]

FAKE!



[coolebenos]

nice !!

[chessthinkerX]

even though world record is 6:51 seconds, that is cool!

[IAssemble]

@chessthinkerX thanks :-) Actually CubeStormer II that I developed with Mike Dobson holds the current Guinness World Record for a robot solve at 5.270s (link in description) ;-)

[chessthinkerX]

@IAssemble Thanks! I never knew that the record was 5.270s! That must be quick!:P

[UzumakiNarutoKun96]

@IAssemble if your gonna count world record with digital machines then, my computer solves it at 0.52 seconds in a digital program. however that is not impressive since its a computer...

[Flaminglog]

@UzumakiNarutoKun96 I think the impressive part is the mechanical parts used to make this machine, and the fact that it solves physical cubes rather than digital ones.

[drogonist]

i wish i was that good.....my time: 2 years, 8 months, 14 days, 11 hours, 32, minutes, and 12 seconds..beat thatXD

[Hulk2000valvelover]

Awsome

[Legopro2010]

WOW HOW IN THE WORLD

[ArbyZTv]

it's impossible

[RobloWeird]

:L

by the power of ripping stickers

[akmadatamawa]

:( i want it to

AWSOME ;)

[awsomeguy720]

wtf why do people like legos so much there so old why dont we just play video games which are the best thing to play in the world let me list them xbox xbox360 arcade xbox360 elite xbox360 slim psp ps2 ps3 ds dsi 3ds psp go THERES ALOT A STUFF TO DO THAN PLAY STUPID LEGOS!!!!!

[567legodude]

@awsomeguy720 some people enjoy it unlike you

[MsSimsim10]

GOOD job man

[BManCan1]

NXT kit....check, Vision Command camera....check, massive amount of yellow technic pieces....might have to take apart the bulldozer set :-)

[IAssemble]

@BManCan1 do you have *two* NXT kits? ;-)

[BManCan1]

David mentioned the possibility of building instructions for the Yellow Cube Machine at some point. Lots of followers anxious for the Mindcuber instructions release.

[IAssemble]

@BManCan1 Yes, I'm focusing on MindCuber at the moment but yes, maybe Yellow Cube Machine instructions in the future... :-)

[DarkSide457]

9 people haven't got a penis

[tantantan0852]

omigosh!!

it's faster than me..

:O

[paper2infect]

ive got a robot like that but i might change it and make it into that one cos i have the crocadile one

[josho1400]

Thumbs up if your thinking legos are smarter than you!

[NegativeNuke]

Holy Shit Thats So Cool. I Started Saying No Way And Chuckling!

[chunggroup]

that was sosososososososososo so cool

[IAssemble]

Thanks. You might like CubeStormer II as well then (link in the description) ;-) The programs for both the NXTs and the laptop are written in C++. The main program running on the laptop analyses images taken using the webcam to determine the scrambled position and solves the puzzle using my own high performance algorithm. The solution is sent via USB to one of the NXTs which communicates with the other via bluetooth and together they control the motors to manipulate and solve the cube.

[JohnStudiosVideo]

that's incredible! How did you program it ?

[ZachGuitarPlayer]

*falls over* WTF!!!!!!

[IAssemble]

@ZachGuitarPlayer thanks xD Please pick yourself up and then follow the link in the description to see the more recent "CubeStormer II" (but hold onto something when you do)! ;-)

[ebelardo2]

0:12 - 0:14 I laughed at that

[ebelardo2]

But will it blend?

[emmuskavideos]

that is so cool

[soimthebluealex]

Posibility directory needed to run Life.exe

[SuperPeruano13]

Now a video of the machine being made :P

[IAssemble]

@SuperPeruano13 have you seen this video? watch?v=u7h5KSOFXSc ;-)

[SuperPeruano13]

@IAssemble thanks

[hejsan112ful]

Life.exe not found

[EpicBlobMonster]

How did you integrate 2 nxj systems And a computer!! i have looked online, but can't find any instructions.... i'm trying to make a 2x2 solver with only one brick, but it would be sooo much easier to do it with 2

[IAssemble]

@EpicBlobMonster Cool that you're making a 2x2x2 solver - good luck! Do you need 2 NXTs because you want more than 3 motors? Have you seen my MultiCuber and MindCuber designs using only 3 motors? In Yellow Cube Machine, the 2 NXTs connect to each other by bluetooth and the laptop connects to one of them via USB. My Android Speedcuber version of this design uses 2 bluetooth connections from a smartphone to the NXTs. CubeStormer II uses bluetooth from a smartphone to 1 NXT and RS485 between 4 NXTs

[EpicBlobMonster]

@IAssemble What software were you using to get them to communicate, I am using java, and you cannot set up a streaming link between devices (as far as my java teacher and i know)...

[IAssemble]

@EpicBlobMonster I use nxtOSEK with C++ but I believe NXJ does support Bluetooth and USB connections. I'll send you a link...

[jefferypie1]

thats amazing, im a fane of lego to and i didnt know that things like that could ever work

good work iassemble.

[IAssemble]

@jefferypie1 thanks :-)

[leet137]

you've programmed a lego robotor to solve rubik's cube? IQ == 146? xD

[IAssemble]

@leet137 thanks? If you look at my other videos you'll see I've programmed more than one... and you might want to look at CubeStormer II (link in the description) xD

[biembi445]

you have just won the interwebs. all of them.

[KamaDragoLP]

i think for a robot are that fucking fast moves on a rubiks cube

[fabio9965]

you win!!

[808darkhands]

that is CRAZY !!

[mariokart222]

lol lego webcam?? where do you get it????

[IAssemble]

@mariokart222 the webcam was included in the LEGO "Vision Command" set #9371 in about 2000

A quick web search found this link: lego(dot)wikia(dot)com/wiki/93­71_Vision_Command

[poxonfamily]

OH MY GOODNESS!! 17.7 sec!???!???!??!?!?! my record is......ummm.......well......o­k I've never solved a rubik cube!! and now you're doing it with lego!! 10000000000000 times better than pro!

[IAssemble]

@poxonfamily thanks! Maybe I should use the quote you the comment you left on the MultiCuber 777 ARMflix video...? ;-) Yellow Cube Machine - "not exactly world's fastest but cool"! Perhaps you'd like to look at "CubeStormer II" that I co-designed with my great friend Mike Dobson (link in description) :D

[poxonfamily]

@IAssemble I looked at Cubestormer II . . . and I looked at it again . . . and again . . . it took me three tries before I actually believed I wasn't hallucinating, it was that good!

[IAssemble]

@poxonfamily (grins) I can appreciate what you mean about CubeStormer II being almost too fast to believe! Mike and I were thrilled when it set an official Guinness World Record last November :-)

[Checkmateing]

Tutorial? xD

[IAssemble]

@Checkmateing maybe! xD

[MoonCakeBoyIX]

lol it can solve the cube faster than me (my record is 4 mins) :)

[maxus2011]

que tipo de bruxaria é essa?

[IAssemble]

@maxus2011 LEGO é mágica, não é! ;-) (Via Google translate)

[Lucythebestdog]

Fail! Haven't you seen the mindcuber 2? Just over 5 seconds.

[IAssemble]

@Lucythebestdog I think you're confused. MindCuber is my NXT-only robot that takes about 2 minutes. I think you probably mean CubeStormer II - and perhaps if you read the description and credits on that video you'll find out who created it! ;-)

[midgetking101]

first its simple puzzle games then its inside your car ... and finally boom skynet!

[JKakusei]

*mouth-drops*

Wow..

[IAssemble]

@JKakusei thanks. Why not pick up your bottom jaw and then have a look at "CubeStormer II" (link in description) ;-)

[noone309]

Cube stormer is faster but this is still WAY faster than me

[expoltionkid23]

whhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh­hhhhhhhhhhhhhhat that is in the to 10 coolest things of my life

[IAssemble]

@expoltionkid23 maybe "CubeStormer II" would also be in your top ten then? ;-)

[Thelegobeast1]

wayyyy better than me



[Minde2012]

dear santa im want some lego for xmas to build that machine,ahh what the heck im still not gonna build that!

[1001101011001100]

Dear Santa...

[mattology64]

well done

[herrybiscuit]

wow.................. I want :3

[MrPhospholipid]

This is machine is simply awesome. Well done sir!

[ballplaya52]

O______________________o

[MinecraftMatt132]

A nerd like me can solve a rubiks cube, a real nerd can built this thing to do it for him

[patriciangela2001]

OMG SHOCKING

[megajellexD]

sick :O

[aksel3007]

thats awesome!

[halloguys100]

theim that one isnt cool...!! that one is f*ckin amazing... how you did that... its sooooo super

[jose2kd1]

holy crap :3



[IAssemble]

@jose2kd1 if that's your reaction to Yellow Cube Machine then I wonder what is your reaction to CubeStormer II? ;-)

[youlwoe]

You should make a tutorial on how to make this... PLEASE!

[JacquesPersonne]

can i buy it?

[VB1050]

incredibly awesome...

[silashoevers]

thats is realy cool.

[WatermelonCracker538]

i can learn from this vid that...

1. Groupworks are better,

2. Machines are fast on solving rubiks.

3. This vid is wasting my time.

[biggerthanlife01]

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[Legomaster999100]

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[Legomaster999100]

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[ArmyGuy7630]

even though its not the fastest lego mindstorm rubiks cube solving robot its still real awesome

[IAssemble]

@ArmyGuy7630 thanks, I appreciate your comment :-) But I have to confess that I prefer the fastest myself! :D

[cycu700]

jeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee­eeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa­aaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­!!!!!!!!

[HDHeroTime]

but.. can it make toast?

[Haokennxt]

Inspiring Solutions and Amazing Robot!

[IAssemble]

@Haokennxt thanks :-)

[xSPaZProductions]

wait what did i just see?

[IAssemble]

@xSPaZProductions so what is your reaction to CubeStormer II? ;-) (link in the description)

[smartypants0425]

Can you solve it yourself

[IAssemble]

@smartypants0425 yes, I worked out how to solve the Rubik's Cube in about 1980 when it was first commercially available. I developed my own software algorithms for all of my LEGO solvers, most of which are based on the way I solve the puzzles myself.

[IAssemble]

@hammas74 I developed my own algorithm for this robot and adapted it for use later on Android Speedcuber and CubeStormer II. It does not find minimal solutions but typically finds very good solutions of around 20-22 moves in fractions of a second.

[16spidermonkey]

u should name it better

[18jerem18]

very good



[MAGNUMandBARRETTA]

this is a pretty impressive machine, i have recently gotten into robotics, but i lack the experience to write a decent program, could you let me download the program this machine operates on? i will be sure to give credit where it is due!

[LasseB0411]

The first 4 Secs is Scanning time.. So it's 13,7 Secs.. :-DD?

- Thumbs up so everyone can see.!

[IAssemble]

@LasseB0411 true... but have you seen "CubeStormer II" that can solve it about as fast as Yellow Cube Machine can scan! :D

[LasseB0411]

@IAssemble Wow.. Thats FAST!! :-DD

[PinGsamY]

fuck machines that solve puzzles...

[MAGNUMandBARRETTA]

how many motors were used in its construction?

[IAssemble]

@MAGNUMandBARRETTA Yellow Cube Machine uses 6 motors. One for each of the four "wrists" and one to move each opposite pair of arms. Each of the two NXTs controls one pair of arms and wrists.

[BIGN00BSLAYER]

Let's see if you can make a faster but small one ;-)

[IAssemble]

@BIGN00BSLAYER not sure about smaller, but faster.... already done - have you seen CubeStormer II yet? ;-)

[mike1992123]

fuck yeah!

[Ifyoukn3wIt]

Are you fucking kidding me?

[IAssemble]

@Ifyoukn3wIt maybe you might like to have a look at the even faster "CubeStormer II" - see the link in the description of this video! ;-)

[cheaterkidki]

my minions!!! solve this cube!. just kidding INCREDIBLE!!

[MrYoucancallmeDJ]

I dont like this video its jacked up

[pimmetje97]

your pro O.o

[PokeGuy421]

i feel unworthy... i took 3 days to solve a rubiks cube, and you do it with LEGO?!?!?!

[IAssemble]

@PokeGuy421 you should be proud that you can solve a Rubik's Cube, however long it takes you! And if it makes you feel any better... it took me considerably longer than 3 days to make a LEGO robot that could solve it! ;-)

[TheNick856]

i don't know whether to say F*CK YOU or well done sir...



[1997benny]

it's a lot faster than me...

[Astfresser]

damn.. how did u do?

[7171997007]

subtract the time it scans it! people dont get timed when they examine it!

[IAssemble]

@7171997007 for humans under WCA rules this is true, but the Guinness World Record rules for robots say that the scan time must be included as we did when CubeStormer II set the official record ;-)

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[Watcher6637]

it hat only 13 second the scannig istn solving^^

[IAssemble]

@Watcher6637 you might like to do this calculation for CubeStormer II as well! :D

[Thateabagking07]

Holy Jesus

[TheRaceing123]

Awsome!

[KylesKrazyVlog]

that is so cool i want one!!

[Kvz2011]

seems real. It looks real. Um, it is real. OOOOOMMMMMGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[IAssemble]

@Kvz2011 I wonder what will be your reaction when you see the more recent CubeStormer II then? ;-) (see the link in the description of this video)

[Kvz2011]

@IAssemble I've seen it... Hope sb. Make a tutorial... If POSSIBLE.

[ColdmirrowF4ke]

impressing

[SkateWithGames]

it fake....really its a solved rubiks cube that it crambeld and he just put the video in rewerse -.-

[nfwu]

@SkateWithGames It is not uncommon for a computer program to find solutions to any cube position in ~20 moves.

[IAssemble]

@nfwu out of interest, are you aware how many different algorithms are there that can find solutions of around 20 moves? ;-)

[nfwu]

@IAssemble While there is no formal proof of an upper bound, Kociemba's Algorithm normally finds solutions of around 20 moves. IDA*, on the other hand, solves them optimally (i.e.: guaranteed to be 20 moves or less) but can have ridiculous run times. IOW, not many algorithms, unless you count all the other non domain specific standard search algorithms. :p

[nfwu]

@IAssemble Correction to my statement that there was no upper bound, quoting a paper by

Tomas Rokick: "Herbert Kociemba improved this to an algorithm that requires a maximum of 29 moves (as shown by Michael Reid[6])."

[IAssemble]

@nfwu Thanks for your comments on algorithms - I guess you are aware of the work done to prove that the upper bound is 20 - cube20(dot)org? Yes, I am aware of Thistlethwaite's algorithm and Kociemba's improvement on this but you may be interested to know that Yellow Cube Machine, Speedcuber and CubeStormer II all use an algorithm that I developed myself that is quite different from these. Oh - and I had the great pleasure and honour to meet Tomas Rokicki a few weeks ago! :D watch?v=hS3-LiIQzYQ

[nfwu]

@IAssemble You were responsible for CubeStormer II? Very impressive work!

[IAssemble]

@nfwu thanks very much. CubeStormer II was a joint project on which I worked with my good friend Mike Dobson (@RoboticSolutions). Mike focused on the LEGO mechanics while I developed the software.