Granted we’ve seen LEGO Mindstorm sets people have built to solve Rubik’s Cubes in the past, but never anything that moves with the speed and dexterity as CubeStorm CubeStorm Cubestorm . Whoa, nice echo effect. Kidding, I’m hiding in the closet (my mom’s trying to drag me to a doctor’s appointment). The Worlds Fastest Lego Mindstorms RCX Speedcubing Robot. Built entirely from lego elements with a lego web camera to scan the faces of the cube, The solve engine (algorithm) running on the computer is provided by the incredible “Cube Explorer “software which also provides the colour recognition required to determine the exact location of each coloured square. Thanks to Herbert Kociemba for making his work available to anyone wishing to use it! Respect! “Cube Explorer” has the ability to produce very fast solutions to a successfully scanned cube, usually around 20 face turns! Doesn’t sound a lot , but it is believed that around 20 turns are enough to solve ANY 3×3x3 cube combination. I’m still working on “CubeStormer” I would like to see it reach sub-10 and feel it’s close to that. but reliability begins to suffer when you start to push things just that bit too far….. You know what else begins to suffer when you start to push robotics too far? Humanity. Just sayin’, you ever seen that movie Terminator ? I haven’t — I’ve got enough nightmare fodder! Youtube Thanks to Osku, Logisticz, Gir, Ringo, Raúl, meeotch, Frank, james, Bolleke, PrestickNinja, raficus and Clint, who would have disassembled that sucker and built a sweet-ass LEGO castle.

This is a Nintendo Rubik’s Cube made by deviantARTist r4r3truffle. Instead of just different colored sides it has elements from some of the most popular games over the years. I like it. Of course, I’ve never actually solved a Rubik’s Cube before. Which, I SAID I DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT. r4r3truffle’s DeviantART Page Thanks to matt, who solves Rubik’s cubes like Jesus’s father — with a hammer.

This is a Nintendo Rubik’s Cube made by deviantARTist r4r3truffle. Instead of just different colored sides it has elements from some of the most popular games over the years. I like it. Of course, I’ve never actually solved a Rubik’s Cube before. Which, I SAID I DON’T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT. r4r3truffle’s DeviantART Page Thanks to matt, who solves Rubik’s cubes like Jesus’s father — with a hammer.

This might be what a Rubik’s Cube would look like if it were made out of glass . Except mine would be sharper because I shattered that bitch on my head like an empty beer bottle . WHO’S TOUGH?! Not me, I just drink too much and stop feeling. That said, I feel like no matter what side you’re looking at on this thing it’s gonna appear brown . Everyone’s a winner! Except me. I always lose. My house keys. Call the paramedics, I’m gonna break another window! Glass Rubik’s Cube Looks Groovy! [walyou]

As far as I know, these conjoined Rubik’s cubes have existed forever but I wouldn’t know because I have enough trouble with a regular one without removing all the stickers and then backing over it with my dad’s truck while sobbing and subsequently taking out the mailbox. BOOM! Recent post tie-in for the win! I AM THE L337357 bL0993R! But for those of you that are into Rubik’s , you may want to consider these conjoined cubes from Deal Extreme . And, as you may well know, Siamese sextuplets are multiple times the fun of a single woman. Isn’t that right, ladies? Not you righty, I’m talking to the one of the ones in the middle. Hit the jump for a couple of the other configurations available.

Ever wondered what a Rubik’s Cube would look like in sandwich form? Well now you know : delicious . The “Rubix Cubewich” contains “cubes of pastrami, kielbasa, pork fat, salami, and two types of cheddar. Did that say pork fat? Because I think I’m in love. Rubik’s Cube Sandwich [seriouseats] Thanks to Leanna, who’s making a Battle Risk sandwich and sending it to me.

A new breed of mechanical puzzle is available for all of you who are tired of your Rubik’s Cube , Ball or DodecaWTF . They’re called MindStrat Puzzles , and they would drive me freaking crazy. Possibly to the point of punching a whole through the wall and catching the neighbor fapping away in his apartment. A new type of mechanical puzzles has been invented (and patented) by Greek-Australian Pantazis Constantine Houlis. Unlike traditional twisty puzzles (like Rubik’s cube), these are based on gravity. Pyramids are placed inside a sphere, and the sphere keeps the 3D-shape defined by the pyramids, intact. The goal is to shift around the pyramids until all the corners or the sides of the 3D-shape have the same color. Some of the toys are available now, for $20-$25, and other models will be dropping in the next couple months. So get on it. And then get on this . I’m talking about me. Oh yeah, we’re grinding. We’re grinding out on the dance floor aren’t we? Yeah, good stuff! Oh — and you’re leaving. Come back — this boner is awkward. *DOOT DOO DOO* Hit the jump for three more videos of other models, and another link to the product website, in case you missed it in the text.

The Pentaminx is basically a Rubik’s Cube on steroids . But not the oral ones — I’m talking the kind you have to shoot into your buttcheeks. While the original design was created by Andrew Cormier, the completed Petaminx puzzle you see above was cast and hand-assembled by Jason, who clearly has the patience of a saint. So what goes into a masterpiece like this? All-in-all there are 975 individual parts not including the 1,212 stickers that each had to be placed by hand, one at a time. Overall the Petaminx took about 75 hours to complete including the molding process, cleaning the parts, assembly and finish. Whatever you do, don’t tell this poor bastard — he’s pissed away enough of his life already. But me, pfft, I could solve that joint in like a minute. Check it — *twist twist twist* *twist twist twist* *twist twist — POW!* Haha — you just got dodec’ed the hell out, son! Hit the jump for a video of the first mix-up.