A Rubik’s Cube or “magic cube” can be configured over 43 quintillion ways, and every configuration can technically be solved in 20 moves or less. In practice, the most expert human cube solvers ...

The Rubik’s Cube has been around for decades. I’ve toyed with the cube, probably in the very late ‘80s or early ‘90s, but never imagined being able to solve one. But wouldn’t it be satisfying if I ...

Purdue University undergraduates designed the robot, which they have dubbed the “Purdubik’s Cube” getty A team of four students at Purdue University has built a robot that can solve a Rubik’s Cube in ...

The last time a human set the world record for solving a Rubik's Cube, it was Max Park, at 3.13 seconds for a standard 3×3×3 cube, set in June 2023. It is going to be very difficult for any human to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Ewan Spence covers the digital worlds of mobile technology. How do you learn to solve a Rubik’s Cube? Back in the dawn of ...

A massive feat was made in robotics recently, as Mitsubishi Electric's TOKUFASTbot set a new world record for the fastest solution of a Rubik's Cube. For this feat, the company received a new Guinness ...

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