Ever tried to solve a Rubik's cube the fastest you possibly could? Well the Lego Robot CubeStormer 3 might have you beat.
According to Channel 3000 the robot put all the cube's squares together in 3.253 seconds Saturday at The Big Bang Fair in Birmingham, UK, 2.01 seconds faster than the robot's previous version, the CubeStormer II using its ARM technology which did it in 5.27 seconds
The Mail also reports cubes measuring four by four by four, and nine by nine by nine are trickier than the standard three by three by three cube.
"We knew CubeStormer 3 had the potential to beat the existing record, but with the robot performing physical operations quicker than the human eye can see, there's always an element of risk," David Gilday one of the makers of the robots, and principal engineer at ARM, a microprocessor company told The Mail. Mike Dobson also helped construct the masterpieces.
"The record-breaking attempt is a bit of fun for us," Gilday, a principal engineer at ARM, a microprocessor manufacturing company told The Mail. "Our real focus is to demonstrate what can be achieved with readily available technology to inspire young minds into taking a greater interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. There is now potential for robots to cope with disruption," Gilday told The Mail.
Gilday and Dobson designed the robot in a year and a half before introducing to the public at the National Exhibition Center in Birmingham, England according to The Mail.
"In the end, the hours we spent perfecting the robot and ensuring its motor and intelligence functions were properly synchronized paid off. Our big challenge now is working out if it's possible to make it go even faster," Gilday told The Mail.
According to Channel 3000 the CubeStormer 3 uses a smartphone to operate
