 He is also credited with creating a method for the Pyraminx, known as the “Bob Burton Method.”

Burton also practices the art of one-handed cubing, in which the competitor can use only one hand to solve the cube.He was among the best in the world, placing 5th overall (of 61) in the first round of the 2005 Rubik's Cube World Championship.Since then, he has dropped in the rankings, but competes in the one-handed contest nonetheless.