Because It’s the Weekend: Cube-Solving Lego Robot

The world record for a human solving a Rubik’s cube is 5.66 seconds. This robot, made from Lego Mindstorms and a Samsung Galaxy S II with a custom Android app, solves cubes in just 5.32 seconds … and unlike humans, doesn’t need 15 seconds to inspect the cube first. On the other hand, human competitors don’t get the benefit of four “hands.”(more…)