Solving the Rubik's cube isn't an easy task for an average human, but if humans can't solve the Rubik's cube, this latest technology robot might be able to offer you some help and at a decent pace too.

The fastest record for humans in solving a Rubik's cube is less than 10 seconds, but robots have set a new record for themselves when it comes to doing the same job. Students from Swinburne University of Technology have created a robot that can solve Rubik's cube in seconds � less than 11 seconds to be exact. This puzzle solving robot is called Ruby, and it can solve any randomized cube in 10.69 seconds. Before Ruby starts solving the cube, it uses a webcam to scan the cube, and then it uses a software algorithm to determine the moves that will solve the puzzle. Currently, the record for fastest solving of the Rubik's cube goes to Feliks Zemdegs who has managed to solve it in 6.24 seconds.

As for Ruby the robot, it will be shown at Swinburne's Open Day on August 21, so public will be able to see him live in action.

[via Ubergizmo]

Electric powered aircrafts aren't a thing of the future anymore, and we're positive that we'll see more of them soon enough. Since we're speaking of electrical aircrafts, another electric aircraft has completed its first flight.

The team from University of Stuttgart's Institute of Aircraft Design have designed the eGenius aircraft, its now taken its first 20-minute flight from Mindelheim, Germany. This aircraft was designed as a part of NASA's CAFE 2011 Green Flight Challenge, and Airbus has funded the development of this aircraft.

The eGenius has wingspan of 16.9 m, hull length of 8.1 m and it can easily carry two passengers whose combined weight is less than 180kg. As for the power of this aircraft, it is using motor that can produce maximum of 60 kW at 2,000 rpm, and it can achieve speed of 235 km/h (146 mph). As for the flight distance, this aircraft can easily fly up to 400 km (248.5 miles).

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[via Gizmag]