In a special exhibition – accompanying the competition – the region Ostwestfalen-Lippe presents itself as a technology location and attractive employer in the fields of industry and science. Selected exhibits will make clear how industry and science jointly shape the future in the leading-edge cluster it’s OWL. One of the exhibits is the Rubik’s Cube Robot of both research institutes in Lemgo – Institute Industrial IT (inIT) of OWL-University and Fraunhofer Application Center IOSB-INA.
The modified painting and soldering robot solves the well-known Rubik’s Cube with just a few moves. Who will win – Human or Machine? Visitors can compete against the robot and check who could solve the Rubik’s Cube faster and with less moves. The robot does not need more than 20 moves to solve the cube. The linkage of IT, image processing and mathematics is presented vividly.
The Rubik’s Cube Robot consists of commercial components only (Painting and Soldering Robot, gripper, fingers, industrial camera and SPS). An algorithm automatically ensures that the robot solves the cube, independent of the initial position of the tokens. An industrial camera communicates with the robot. Information about the initial position of the tokens are passed on quickly. On this basis a decision is taken, how the Rubik’s Cube shall be solved. On the SPS a Layer-by-Layer-Algorithm is stored, a software finds the most suitable approach on an extern PC.
The projects of the junior scientists and the exhibition can be visited (Saturday from 15.30 to 18.00, Sunday 08:30 to 09:45). Entry is free. Further information:
www.jugend-forscht.de/wettbewerbe/bundeswettbewerb-2016.html