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How Fast Can Robots Solve Rubik's Cubes?
Jun 17, 2024
Records Weekly, back again for your enjoyment. Let us know your favourite record this week in the comments!
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Watch how fast this robot can solve a puzzle cube
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Over the years, we've seen this record broken a lot. Zachary from the US managed to have a robot solve a puzzle cube in 2.39 seconds in 2015
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before a German team managed to bring that time to under a second a year later
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Now just admire how quick the team at Mitsubishi have gone. That's just over 10 times quicker than Max Parkes' world record
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This bicycle is huge. Less than five years ago, Nicholas made a bet with one of his best friends
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that he could break the record for the tallest rideable bicycle. He showed anything can be possible
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using less than 1,000 euros for a starter kit to help build the bike
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Check out this amazing wig from Nigerian Helen Williams. It's made from more than 800 bundles of auburn hair
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It was measured at 11 feet 11 inches. It was measured at 11 feet 11 inches, making it the record for the widest wig
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That makes it wider than your typical piano, ping pong table and the average full-grown great white shark
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Rob Burke has a collection of over 1,000 pinball machines. His collection ranges from all sorts of themes
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including sports like baseball and golf, to film franchises such as Star Wars and Godzilla
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Rob has been collecting a long time. He started Pinball Expo back in 1985
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This 40-level house of cards is the tallest made from playing cards
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standing at a height of 2.8 meters. This street footballer can manage 21
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between-the-leg figure eights with a football in just one minute. This time last year, Joseph managed to do what some thought impossible
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He lasted nine hours, 38 minutes and 47 seconds in the abdominal plank position
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Just look at the sheer determination on his face to showcase what this record means to him
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To celebrate the one-year anniversary of the longest ever plank, check out some of our other favorite planking records
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Donna Jean Wild holds the female record title with an amazing time of four hours, 30 minutes and 11 seconds
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It feels like a dream. And so I feel that way right now
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Fernando managed nearly seven minutes planking with a 200-pound pack. Mohamed achieved 68 push-ups to planks in just one minute
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whilst this man managed to have 23 concrete blocks broken on his back in the same time
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all whilst maintaining the plank position. Look at him go! The most consecutive flaming torch juggling catches on a unicycle is 37
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Serial record breaker Brendan Kelpy is back this week to break more records
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Watch how quickly he can apply 10 surgical masks whilst blindfolded. Just as impressive, he also managed to juggle five balls whilst skateboarding
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Meet Romeo, the new record holder for tallest living steer. The six-year-old Holstein steer was measured at a height of 6 foot and 4.5 inches
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Fastest time to type the alphabet with the nose is 25.66 seconds
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See how challenging it is yourself by attempting to type the alphabet with your nose in the comments
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No cheating. This flexible skipper was able to smash the record for most skips
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with one leg behind the head within one minute, beating the previous record by 110 skips
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Look at how many tattoos Madonna superfan Tara has on her body
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Tara admires not only all that Madonna has done for music, but her immeasurable impact on everyday life for women, girls and marginalised people
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Who's enjoying this week's episode with a nice cup of tea? If not, quick, get the kettle on
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This past Tuesday was International Tea Day. To celebrate, let's take a look at some of our favourite tea-related records
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Andrei Ortov wasted no time drinking his tea, managing to drink a mug in less than three seconds
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This tea-serving melee in China consisted of over 1,000 participants and lasted for seven hours
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This group managed to toast climbing up Mount Everest by hosting the highest tea party
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with the group being 6,496 metres high. Dan's sharp aim helped him to break the record
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for most teabags thrown into mugs in 30 seconds. Alejandro is back once again for another impressive record
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Watch how he manages to complete 33 push-ups on glass bottles, all whilst carrying a 40-pound pack
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If you've been out in Tokyo, you may have been lucky to hear the sounds of DJ Sumiro
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On this week in 2018, she was recognised as the oldest club DJ at 83 years of age
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Last week we asked you, how long can this man hula hoop for
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whilst in the abdominal plank position? Well, the correct answer was 7 minutes and 41.28 seconds
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Congratulations to these commenters for guessing the correct time. This week, this football freestyler is attempting the most basketball
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neck throw and catches in 30 seconds. But how many did he manage to catch in that time
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Place your guess under the pinned comment for your chance to feature in next week's episode
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Lim Kai-ye is an avid speed solver, having previously achieved over 60 different Guinness World Records titles
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Check out his latest record, managing to arrange these movie titles into alphabetical order
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Let us know which of the films used are your favourites. Sadly, Lim holds one less record right now
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because his record for fastest time to solve a 4x5 Klotzky puzzle blindfolded
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has just been surpassed. 12-year-old Kong has managed to beat the record by just under one second
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Watch how many jumps on a pogo stick Sam can do in just one minute
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Having achieved this record, Sam now believes he can accomplish anything in life
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Susan has a collection of 1,560 heart-shaped items. Her collection has been growing for over 40 years
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That's all for this week. Thanks for watching. Make sure to like and subscribe to ensure you never miss an episode of Records Weekly
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Until next time, I'm off for a cup of tea. Bye
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