Rubik's Cube: 13-year-old makes puzzle solving robot
'People are amazed my robot can solve Rubik's Cube'
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If you keep getting stuck while trying to solve a Rubik's Cube, this 13-year-old's invention might be the answer.
Ruarcc was 12 when he started making his puzzle-solving robot out of Lego.
He had to make a few prototypes before getting it just right but now people are amazed at what the robot can do.
His teacher even said she "didn't believe" that Ruarcc's robot would work at first.
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Ruarcc used block-based coding with 5,000 lines of Python code which means the robot can solve the puzzle no matter how it's mixed up by using colour sensors.
He said it was "frustrating", but he worked on making it better.
"People tend to be amazed that it can solve one," he said.
"Now that it's working, it's really rewarding, and it feels great," he added.
When he grows up, Ruarcc said he might want to work in the IT industry maybe as a software engineer.
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