rubiks-cube-NxNxN-solver

Overview

This is a rubiks cube solver that can solve any size cube, I have tested up to 17x17x17. Here are some stats to give you a rough idea of how many moves it will take to solve your cube.

• 2x2x2 works
• 3x3x3 average solution is 20 moves
• 4x4x4 average solution is 65 moves
• 5x5x5 average solution is 129 moves
• 6x6x6 average solution is 231 moves
• 7x7x7 average solution is 329 moves
• 8x8x8 average solution is 510 moves
• 9x9x9 average solution is 652 moves
• 10x10x10 average solution is 895 moves

All cubes 4x4x4 and larger follow the same basic approach:

• Solve centers
• Pair edges
• Solve as 3x3x3

Install

Install 3x3x3 solver

The kociemba solver is required to solve the larger cubes that have been reduced to 3x3x3.

$ git clone https://github.com/dwalton76/kociemba.git
$ cd ~/kociemba/kociemba/ckociemba/
$ make
$ sudo make install

Install the rubikscubennnsolver python module

$ cd
$ git clone https://github.com/dwalton76/rubiks-cube-NxNxN-solver.git
$ cd rubiks-cube-NxNxN-solver
$ sudo python3 setup.py install

Usage

Run rubiks-cube-solver.py where --state is your cube state in kociemba order (URFDLB). You must run rubiks-cube-solver.py from the directory that holds your lookup-table*.txt files

Example:

$ cd ~/rubiks-cube-NxNxN-solver
$ ./usr/bin/rubiks-cube-solver.py --state LFBDUFLDBUBBFDFBLDLFRDFRRURFDFDLULUDLBLUUDRDUDUBBFFRBDFRRRRRRRLFBLLRDLDFBUBLFBLRLURUUBLBDUFUUFBD

History

One of my hobbies is building Lego Mindstorms robots that can solve rubiks cubes. I was able to find solvers for 2x2x2, 3x3x3, 4x4x4 and 5x5x5 but I couldn't find a solver for anything larger than that :( The solvers that I did find for 4x4x4 and 5x5x5 took quite a bit of RAM (several gigs) but I wanted to be able to run the solver on a Lego Mindstorms EV3 which is 300Mhz and 64M of RAM. So I decided to write my own solver and here we are :)

Here is the thread on speedsolving.com where I first posted looking for solvers. I ended up posting updates to this thread as my solver evolved: https://www.speedsolving.com/forum/threads/5x5x5-6x6x6-7x7x7-or-nxnxn-solvers.63592/

Examples

2x2x2
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reset; ./usr/bin/rubiks-cube-solver.py --state DLRRFULLDUBFDURDBFBRBLFU


3x3x3
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reset; ./usr/bin/rubiks-cube-solver.py --state RRBBUFBFBRLRRRFRDDURUBFBBRFLUDUDFLLFFLLLLDFBDDDUUBDLUU


4x4x4
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reset; ./usr/bin/rubiks-cube-solver.py --state DRFDFRUFDURDDLLUFLDLLBLULFBUUFRBLBFLLUDDUFRBURBBRBDLLDURFFBBRUFUFDRFURBUDLDBDUFFBUDRRLDRBLFBRRLB


5x5x5
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reset; ./usr/bin/rubiks-cube-solver.py --state RFFFUDUDURBFULULFDBLRLDUFDBLUBBBDDURLRDRFRUDDBFUFLFURRLDFRRRUBFUUDUFLLBLBBULDDRRUFUUUBUDFFDRFLRBBLRFDLLUUBBRFRFRLLBFRLBRRFRBDLLDDFBLRDLFBBBLBLBDUUFDDD


6x6x6
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reset; ./usr/bin/rubiks-cube-solver.py --state FBDDDFFUDRFBBLFLLURLDLLUFBLRFDUFLBLLFBFLRRBBFDRRDUBUFRBUBRDLUBFDRLBBRLRUFLBRBDUDFFFDBLUDBBLRDFUUDLBBBRRDRUDLBLDFRUDLLFFUUBFBUUFDLRUDUDBRRBBUFFDRRRDBULRRURULFDBRRULDDRUUULBLLFDFRRFDURFFLDUUBRUFDRFUBLDFULFBFDDUDLBLLRBL


7x7x7
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reset; ./usr/bin/rubiks-cube-solver.py --state DBDBDDFBDDLUBDLFRFRBRLLDUFFDUFRBRDFDRUFDFDRDBDBULDBDBDBUFBUFFFULLFLDURRBBRRBRLFUUUDUURBRDUUURFFFLRFLRLDLBUFRLDLDFLLFBDFUFRFFUUUFURDRFULBRFURRBUDDRBDLLRLDLLDLUURFRFBUBURBRUDBDDLRBULBULUBDBBUDRBLFFBLRBURRUFULBRLFDUFDDBULBRLBUFULUDDLLDFRDRDBBFBUBBFLFFRRUFFRLRRDRULLLFRLFULBLLBBBLDFDBRBFDULLULRFDBR


8x8x8
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reset; ./usr/bin/rubiks-cube-solver.py --state DRRRURBDDBFBRBDDBRRDUFLLURFBFLFURLFLFRBRFUBDRFDFUUBLFFFUULBBFDBDFBUBBFRFLRDLFDRBBLLFRLDFDRBURULDDRFFBFUUBLLFBRUUFDUBRDBBRDFLURUUFFUDLBRRFDUBFLRUUFFRLBFRFLRULUDFRUBBDBFFLBBDFDFLDBFRRRDDLFLBRBFBBRULDDUUBLBBURULLDDLDRUDRBUDRLUULDURLRDFLFULUFLFULRDDDUBBULRBRDFBBLFURRLULUBDDULRFBRFURBRLBRUBULBDDFBUFFBBRLRUUUFRULLBFFRFDDFFDULLDLBUDLLLLUUBBLDLLBBULULBDUDDFUBFLLDLDLFRDUDDBRRFRURRFRRLDDDDRD


9x9x9
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reset; ./usr/bin/rubiks-cube-solver.py --state RFBLRUFLLFFLRRBDUDDBBBDUDFRUDUFFFBBFRBRDURBULFUDDFLLLDLFLRDLDBBBUUBRDBBBDFUFRUURULURBURDLFDUBFFDRDFRUBDUBRFLRRLUDLRLFBLBRRLLRDRBRBLURBLLRFRLDDFFFRBFUFURDFRRUDUFDDRRRLFLLUBBLBFDRRDLBRLUUBRDBBUBFLUUFBLLDBFFFBUFBFDBRDDDFLRFFBFFFLFRRDUUDDBUBLUUDURRBDBFFLFURDDLUBULUULULBFBRUBLLDDFLRBDBRFDUUDFURLLUBUFBLULLURDLLLBLFFRLLBLUDRLRDBLDDBRBUDRBLLRDUUUBRRFBFBBULUDUDLDRFUDDDFULRFRBDUDULBRRDBDFFRUUFRRFBDBLFBBDFURLRFDUUFRLUBURFURDDFLDFUBDFRRURRDLUDRBRBDLBFLBBRDLRDBFDUBDFFUBLFLUULLBUDLLLURDBLFFFDFLF


10x10x10
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reset; ./usr/bin/rubiks-cube-solver.py --state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


11x11x11
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reset; ./usr/bin/rubiks-cube-solver.py --state URBDLBURUBUFDDRBUFDDUBFRDBLRFUUBLDRLBBUBLUFBLRBFFDDLLLDRULRBUDBBRLULBUUUFFRUBLUFUUBRLBLUUDRLDUBLUFDLBLFDBLFRLFLRUDFLLLDFULDRFDFLLFLLRDUUDRFRFFFFBFRBFRFUUBBUULURLULBBLLDDLBUFRURBLFFBRFFRRURFUFLLRUFDBDDDBLRDUBLBRBLRLBUBULLBBFRBFRBLFUDDULLFBRLDUFBBLDBBFBDBDUFFRRDBUUULDDBRFRDBDDRDRFUDBBFULDLUDBLRRFDBLDBLRFFBDLRBUBLDLUDFUFBDDRUDRDFUBLFFRBDFDDDBULBDRBUDBBDRLUFUFFFFDRBDLRLRDRRBFRLUBFFURFRLRLRRLDBLFLFULBURULDURURBLUFUULFBFULULUDLFLLUFLRFLRLFFDRBLLFRDDDBFBFFBLULDLRUDUURLRUFDRFRDURDUFFFULRRUURUDFURBDLBLLDFBBRDRLUBULFRDLRUFUFDBBDLRRURFULBBBBDBRUDUUULFFBUDLRUBRDDRBFDDBURRLURRDDRRRUURURFUBRRBFRFFFBLBLLDURBDRDFDFRRDRDDLDUFUFFLBDLBBDFLLLFDULDBLDRUUFDURBDLUBBLBDDFFDUURBLDRBRLDBLUDRLRFBFDUFUUBFBRDRFFFFUDDDRFFLDFLRRBLDRRDRFBFBLUDBFBBB


14x14x14
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reset; ./usr/bin/rubiks-cube-solver.py --state FBDRLBLRRURRLDRBDLBURDFDDDRBLBBFBRDLLFDUBLFRLDFUUBFRDBFBBBULFRLBUFLBDDDLLDRBFLLBBLFBFFDFBFDDFRRRBDRRBRBDUFDRLRUDLDFDDURFLBUBBUUDLBRRDUDRDBBBLDBRBBBUFLBLRUURBDDLDRLUFFBLFRLDFBRFLDLBULFFBRLDBDDFLLRFLUBFDFBRLRLFDBLBURLBLFRFBLLDULUDURLBUUULLRRLUBDDLURLLRFURFRFRBDDUBLDFBLUDRLRDRRBLFUFRDUFFRULBLRBBRUFDBUBBBBLDBRBLDDRRFDDBFFUUBRBLFUBBRFUURBFDRLURLRBFUUFUBRUDRBDFBBFURFLFFDRDFUFFULFLUBDFUFFDLRRFRUDUDLBBBDLLLDUFUDRFDBLRRFFLRUFDRFURDLRRDRDLFBRLRLULRFBDLFDRLFRDDFLLDBFBUBBRLLDLFURFRFULUBLUBFLFFBFDFBDUUBURUUUBFUBDLLFLUUUFDUDLUUULDLLUDDBUFRDRULRLLULRULFBLUDFURFLFUBDLLFLFUBUUBBUFLUDUBRDBLFFUUUFDRLRULUDDRLRBLRUUFBRRRRULBDLFBFLDLRDFUBLUBRDDFUULFLDLUBFURRURUBDFFFDLRFFLBRFRDRUDUULURULLDFRBUDRDLFUFULDBLUBFRFBURDLLUUFDURLRDBLFFRFDBFURLFUBLUUUFFRULUBURRURFDDBFUFRBURBBDRFUDDFDLRUURFBBDBDRLUBRRBFDFRDFDLRDUFFUBRRBDBBLDLFDUDDRLFRRRBUUUBRFUFBUFFBRRDRDDBBDRUULDRFRFBUFLFFBLRBFLLLRUDFDRUDLDRLFRLUFLUBRDUFDDLLUDDRBUBBBDRDBBFRBDDRRLRRUUBBUDUDBLDBDFLFRFUBFLFDBBLRLULDBRFBRRLUUURDFFFDBLDUDBRFDDFFUBLUUURBBULFUFUDFBRDLLFURBULULBUDLUFFBDRBRRDBUUULFDURRDFDDLUDBDRBFBUFLULURUFDRFRFBBFBBBDRLBLUDLDRDLLDRRLLDLFBRBRLDUFBDDUDBLDFRFBBBDRDRDDLDRULFFLLFLBLDFLURLBUDFBDLRBLFDFLUDDFUBUBLURBBBLFRLFLBDDBURFFBFRRL


15x15x15
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reset; ./usr/bin/rubiks-cube-solver.py --state RLURLURBDDULFUUURFLRBLURUBFDBULFLUBBFLDUFBDRFRBRUDFULFRUFLUDFRLFDFLLFDBULURRLBFBUURDULFDFBLRRRLFULLFFFDUULRRRUUUUFDBLDDFFLRDLLUURUBBULUFFURBRRLBBUUBBFDRRBRBRLUDLUDRBFBFULLRRBBFBFRDDDLDDDFRFUFLURUFLBDLUBRLDFRRDBDBFLFUDFLDFFURLFULLDDRURRDLRFLDFLULUUDDRFDRBLRBRBFUFDBDUUDBRRBDFBLBLRBBLBFLLDUBFFFFBDDRLBBBRFDFFUBBDURFLUUDDDRDDLDBRLBULLFLFBRBRBLUDDLRDRDUDFLFRUFLDLBLURDDDRUFDLBRDRLFBDBLDRFBFFBURULUDRRBRDFRFFLULLUBRDRRRDUFRBLFULUBBUFFBRBBFRLFDRRDBLDFRDRDDRLRUULBDURDURFDDLFDUUDBFLBDUFBULFRRDUDUBFBUDBBFUDFUUDLUDDRFDDDFRRRBUDRBFBBULLUFBLRLFLLBRRRRUBDRFLFDFDBLRFLURULULFFBUUUUFDBBLDLUBBRUBBBRBFLULLBLUUULLUBFFDULDFFBFFFUFFDUDRFBUFLDDLURFLRFLRFBUUBLRFDDRULUUUFFRDDBLRDULFURUDDBDLBBUUBFURFRFBRLBUULBLDDDBUBRFFULLUDFFDLDFUBLLBLDFFDDLBDUFUFFLBBBUBULDDFBRRFFLDUDDFRBLRRDDUDLBDBLURBUDBRRLUBBDRFBUFRDRDRBBDULBUFFDRBBDFBUULFFRLLDURRRDFFUUFULDULURLDLUUUDLBBUDLDRFBDBBDLUFBRRFDFLLDLFDBRBBRFUDDDBURDRBUBRUBDUBLDLLDLURLDFDBRUBDLDFRRRBRLULFRFLDRLBUBRUBLFBFDFFLFRFDFLBRULLRBLDRBBFURRRDUUULLULLDLBLBBDFBUUUBRRUFFBRUDBFRDFDLFLFFRFFFFRULDFFDFRUBBBRURBUFLBDFBBBBBRRRLFLFBDRRUFLURDDLRRBRLLFURRURBRFLLLFFURBFULFRFFBLDUUUUBDDUFFDRBRLDDFRBULDDDFFRURUFLDRFLDFBLRUFFUBBDFFDBLLDBDUBDLDLUDFBFLRULRRBDBLRBLDLUURRLLRULDBLBLLRRFDDRBBRBUBDDULDRFBFBBFLUFBLUULDDFDBRLLUBUBBDFBBLBBUBLULDRUDBLRULDUDLUFRRDLLUDDBUFLFLBUFUURFDRDLBURLLRRRULRBFFRRBRFBUBRBUUFRLRDRDLBBRFLLLDDBRFUFRBULFLFDRDDRRDBF