A Japanese robot comes to the aid of people who received Rubik's cubes for Christmas and need extra help, solving the cube in less than three minutes on average. A Japanese robot comes to the aid of those who received a Rubik's Cube for Christmas and need extra help. The robot "Cube kun", manufactured by Japan's leading industrial robot maker Kawasaki Heavy Industries, was recently showcased at Tokyo's TEPIA, a government-affiliated science museum. For this robot, a Rubik's Cube can be solved without any trouble. The company focuses on manufacturing sophisticated industrial robots, which is the company's main product. For that reason, the robot is made using the technology and parts of existing industrial robots. "This robot identifies the colours of all 54 squares in a cube and then finds the fastest way to restore the cube to its original state by rotating it with its hands," said Yoko Shinzeki, a spokeswoman for TEPIA. The task of dismantling a Rubik's cube may appear simple at...