Student Builds Fastest Rubik's Cube-Solving Robot
Ifyou'veevergottogripswithaRubik'sCube, you'llknowthatthehandheldpuzzlecanbequitechallengingtocomplete.
如果你曾經玩過魔術方塊，你就會知道，手持魔術方塊是相當具有挑戰性的。
Thingsonlygetharderwhenyougofromthestandardthree-by-threetothefour-by-fourdesign.
當你從標準的三乘三設計轉向四乘四設計時，事情只會變得更加困難。
Butwhatifwetoldyouthattherearerobotsouttherethatcanevencompletethetrickierofthepuzzles-andtheyareonlygettingquicker.
但是如果我們告訴您，有些機器人甚至可以完成更棘手的謎題 - 而且它們的速度只會越來越快。
Infact, astudenthasjustbuiltabotthatthatcansolvethecubefasterthananyotherrobot!
事實上，一名學生剛剛建造了一個機器人，它可以比任何其他機器人更快地解決魔術方塊！
MatthewPiddenisstudyingcomputerscienceatuniversity.
馬修·皮登 (Matthew Pidden) 正在大學學習電腦科學。
HebuiltandtrainedtherobotnamedRevengerover15weeksaspartofhisstudies.
作為研究的一部分，他花了 15 週的時間建造並訓練了這個名為 Revenger 的機器人。
Itmanagedtosolvethefour-by-fourcubein 45.305 seconds -wayfasterthanthepreviousrecordof1minute18 seconds.
它在 45.305 秒內就解開了四乘四的魔術方塊，比之前的 1 分 18 秒的記錄快得多。
Thatrecord, however, isforrobots.
然而，這項紀錄是機器人創造的。
Thehumanrecordforsolvingthesamecubeiscurrently 15.71 seconds.
目前，人類解開相同魔術方塊的記錄是 15.71 秒。
Revengerusescamerastoscanthecubeandthenchangesitsfacesusinganalgorithm.
Revenger 使用攝影機掃描立方體，然後使用演算法改變其表面。
Analgorithmisalistofrulestofollowinordertocompleteataskorsolveaproblemandthestepsinanalgorithmneedtobeintherightorder.
演算法是為了完成一項任務或解決問題而需要遵循的一系列規則，並且演算法中的步驟需要按照正確的順序進行。
TheoriginalRubik'sCubewasinventedbytheHungariansculptorErnőRubikmorethan50 yearsago.
最初的魔術方塊是由匈牙利雕塑家埃爾諾·魯比克 (Ernő Rubik) 於 50 多年前發明的。
Thefour-by-fourversionwasn'tinventeduntil 1981.
四乘四的版本直到 1981 年才被發明。
CanyoucompleteaRubik'sCube? Letusknowinthecommentsbelow.
你能完成魔術方塊嗎？請在下面的評論中告訴我們。
If you've ever got to grips with a Rubik's Cube, you'll know that the handheld puzzle can be quite challenging to complete.
Things only get harder when you go from the standard three-by-three to the four-by-four design.
But what if we told you that there are robots out there that can even complete the trickier of the puzzles - and they are only getting quicker.
In fact, a student has just built a bot that that can solve the cube faster than any other robot!
Matthew Pidden is studying computer science at university.
He built and trained the robot named Revenger over 15 weeks as part of his studies.
It managed to solve the four-by-four cube in 45.305 seconds - way faster than the previous record of 1 minute 18 seconds.
That record, however, is for robots.
The human record for solving the same cube is currently 15.71 seconds.
Revenger uses cameras to scan the cube and then changes its faces using an algorithm.
An algorithm is a list of rules to follow in order to complete a task or solve a problem and the steps in an algorithm need to be in the right order.
The original Rubik's Cube was invented by the Hungarian sculptor Ernő Rubik more than 50 years ago.
The four-by-four version wasn't invented until 1981.
Can you complete a Rubik's Cube? Let us know in the comments below.
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