Kawasaki's Cube Con: The Robot Solving Rubik's Cubes with Ease

Kawasaki Heavy Industries has developed a robot named Cube Con, capable of solving Rubik's Cubes. Displayed at the Tepea Museum in Tokyo, the robot identifies cube colors and finds the fastest solution. Although sometimes slower than expert human solvers, Cube Con can solve any configuration in about 3 minutes. Visitors, especially children, are impressed by its capabilities. The Rubik's Cube, popular in the 1980s, has seen a resurgence in recent years.

What is the name of the robot developed by Kawasaki Heavy Industries to solve Rubik's cubes?

• Cube Solver

• Kawasaki Cube

• Cube Con

• Robo Cube

Where is the Cube Con robot displayed?

• Tokyo Science Museum

• Tepea Museum in Tokyo

• Kawasaki Robotics Center

• National Museum of Japan

How does Cube Con determine the fastest way to solve a Rubik's cube?

• By trial and error

• By using pre-programmed algorithms

• By identifying the colors of all 54 squares

• By mimicking human solvers

Approximately how long does it take Cube Con to solve any Rubik's cube configuration?

• 5 minutes

• 10 minutes

• 1 minute

• 3 minutes

What decade did the Rubik's Cube first become a craze?

• 2000s

• 1990s

• 1970s

• 1980s