CubeStormer II

CubeStormer II is a robot built primarily with Lego Mindstorms and a Samsung Galaxy S2 for solving a Rubik's Cube.[1][2] The project was commissioned by ARM Holdings and designed and built by Mike Dobson and David Gilday.[3][4]

CubeStormer II set a Guinness World Record of 5.270s for the fastest robot solving a Rubik's Cube on 11th Nov 2011 in the presence of the editor-in-chief of Guinness World Records in Wired.co.uk's offices in London.[5]

The record has already been beaten by its successor, the CubeStormer III, which is controlled by a Samsung Galaxy S4, the new record is now 3.253 seconds.

References

  1. ↑ Eric Limer. "CubeStormer II LEGO Robot Holds Rubik’s Cube World Record". Geekosystem, 10/19/2011.
  2. ↑ Chenda Ngak "Samsung Galaxy S II robot solves Rubik's Cube in seconds". CBS News, 10/17/2011.
  3. ↑ "Lego Robot Beats Human World Record For Solving the Rubik’s Cube!". Singularity Hub, 10/19/2011.
  4. ↑ Andrew Liszewski. "Rubik’s Solving CubeStormer II Finally Bests Humanity". Gizmodo, 10/17/2011.
  5. ↑ Duncan Geere. "Video: CubeStormer II robot beats Rubik's Cube speed record". Wired (magazine), 11/11/2011.
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