Robot breaks Rubik's Cube world record

If you've ever got to grips with a Rubik's Cube, you'll know that the handheld puzzle can be quite challenging to complete.

Things only get harder when you go from the standard three-by-three to the four-by-four design.

But what if we told you that there are robots out there that can even complete the trickier of the puzzles - and they are only getting quicker.

In fact, a student has just built a bot that that can solve the cube faster than any other robot!

Matthew Pidden is studying computer science at university.

He built and trained the robot named Revenger over 15 weeks as part of his studies.

It managed to solve the four-by-four cube in 45.305 seconds - way faster than the previous record of 1 minute 18 seconds.

That record, however, is for robots. The human record for solving the same cube is currently 15.71 seconds.

Matthew created the world record-breaking robot - Revenger

Revenger uses cameras to scan the cube and then changes its faces using an algorithm.

An algorithm is a list of rules to follow in order to complete a task or solve a problem and the steps in an algorithm need to be in the right order.

The original Rubik's Cube was invented by the Hungarian sculptor Ernő Rubik more than 50 years ago.

The four-by-four version wasn't invented until 1981.

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