Artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled robots appear to have begun their quest to surpass humans, as evidenced by the Guinness World Record that was recently set in Japan by one such machine that solved a Rubik’s Cube.
The robot TOKUI Fast Accurate Synchronized Motion Testing Robot reportedly broke the previous record by solving the puzzle in just 0.305 seconds, according to a report in the New York Post.
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology robot set the previous record in 2018 with a time of 0.38 seconds.
The speed exceeded the human “holy grail” time of 3.13 seconds set in 2023 by a significant margin.
Tokui, the project’s chief engineer, said to Guinness, “After watching the previous record holder’s films, I felt that our motor was superior to theirs. Thus, I was optimistic that we could defeat them quickly.”
Previously, the electronics manufacturer had the Tokui robot handle motor-related products.
After being trained, the robot used Mitsubishi’s artificially intelligent color-recognition algorithm to finally set a record in late May.
“I hope the record will allow people everywhere to know what our products are capable of,” Tokui stated, “I know that our products can make the world a better place.”
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