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Re:Self-solving Rubik's Cube by johnhenry on Monday September 24, 2018 @07:57PM (#18062514)
The problem here is that "self solving" would necessitate that the cube be able to determine what is "wrong" with itself and ultimately figure out not only the "right" self-configuration, but how to get there. That may be a bit much to ask of a cube considering how hard it is for a human to do that.

Stranger still, it might turn out that the cube decides that it's fine the way it already is and it doesn't need to conform to a "right" configuration based on our expectations. In which case; perhaps we're already invented what you're looking for?

Re:Self-solving Rubik's Cube by krankthat on Tuesday September 25, 2018 @04:46AM (#18064574)
Yeah -- what I'm most curious about is how it determines its initial state. Does it need to be powered up and "zeroed" like a scale before it's scrambled? How does the algorithm know which actuator needs to be moved and which direction it needs to be moved in?