Lego robot smashes Rubik’s Cube completion record
Robots are now one step closer to world domination after a table-sized contraption assembled entirely from Lego blew puny human contenders out of the water to solve a Rubik’s Cube in just 3.253 seconds.
The world record beating demonstration took place under the watchful eyes of David Gilday and Mike Dobson, who assembled the machine to demonstrate what is achievable with current technology at Birmingham's NEC Arena.
Employing four robotic arms to manipulate the puzzle the machine is hooked up to a Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone, the brain of the operation, which is used to photograph the cube and compute the most efficient series of steps to completion.
Gilday remarked: "The new robot can think three times faster than its older brother. The record-breaking attempt is a bit of fun for us.
"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."
Guinness World Records editor-in-chief Craig Glenday oversaw the demonstration to give the completion time an official stamp of approval.