Ulysses takes on Tecumseh in the Technogames. This is final of the Internal Combustion Sprint event and both robots are battling for the gold medal. Tecumseh is the defending its gold and Ulysses is the world record holder so its a well matched race.

Ulysses takes on Tecumseh in the Technogames. This is final of the Internal Combustion Sprint event and both robots are battling for the gold medal. Tecumseh is the defending its gold and Ulysses is the world record holder so its a well matched race. less

Sean Connolly takes on RuBot II at the UK open Rubik's Championships 2006. The servos in RuBots head were malfunctioning so they were disconnected during this display. That's why the head's not moving. RuBot II did lose a few challenges on the day to some impressive speedcubists.

Sean Connolly takes on RuBot II at the UK open Rubik's Championships 2006. The servos in RuBots head were malfunctioning so they were disconnected during this display. That's why the head's not moving. RuBot II did lose a few challenges on the day to some impressive speedcubists. less

A couple of robots made in less than 5 minutes from a standard RC kit and a few bits of lego and plastic.

A couple of robots made in less than 5 minutes from a standard RC kit and a few bits of lego and plastic. less

Read this before you comment! This is the new version of RuBot by Pete Redmond from Dublin, Ireland. It's very different to the prototype but it has to be the... more

Read this before you comment! This is the new version of RuBot by Pete Redmond from Dublin, Ireland. It's very different to the prototype but it has to be the coolest looking robot solver ever. There are cameras in the eyes of the head that scan the cube before the pneumatic arms solve it. It usually solves the Cube in about 35 seconds (not including the scan) no matter how much it is mixed up. The solving algorithm is taken care of by Herbert Kociemba's Cube Explorer software and usually solves the cube in a maximum of about 20 moves. In this video, the cube wasn't mixed up too hard so RuBot was able to find the optimum solution. Thanks to all of those who think it is too good to be true. That is a real compliment! If you still don't believe it, Look at the other RuBot videos - they have better scrambles. Or better still, call in on one of RuBot's live demonstrations. By the way, that's my daughter in the clip with RuBot. less

This is a video demo of the first prototype of RuBot. This is a Rubik's cube solving robot from Dublin, Ireland. You can just about make out the webcam on the... more

This is a video demo of the first prototype of RuBot. This is a Rubik's cube solving robot from Dublin, Ireland. You can just about make out the webcam on the left of the video. It really works and can solve the cube usually in about 20 moves and can take 15 minutes so just to make the video short, I didn't mix the cube too hard for this solve and omitted the scan sequence. The website is now defunct; I might put anotherone on if there is enough comments. I have just started the second prototype which will be pneumatically controlled rather than servos. less