The Rubik’s cube craze ran through the world like wildfire in the 1980s. This simple mechanical puzzle is made from small pieces, called “cubies”, in a 3x3x3 structure in which each of the six faces ...

Take the next step up in learning how to solve the Rubik's Cube with speed and dexterity. Learn these essential finger tricks and become a light-fingered wizard. Find out what went down at the Red ...

The Rubik’s Cube has only six faces, each presenting only nine cubelets, but the end result is to offer a mind-boggling number of permutations, only one of which embodies the desired solution. The ...

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It looks like the world’s fastest Rubik’s Cube solve is, unofficially, 1.019 seconds, thanks to an Arduino chip, some 3D-printed parts, a piece of software and two clever guys. Officially, the world ...

The field of artificial intelligence (AI) has created computers that can drive cars, synthesise chemical compounds, fold proteins and detect high-energy particles at a superhuman level. However, these ...

Having children means being a puzzle-solver in ways big and small. By Samantha Mann Puzzling, to me, has always been an activity for people who lack legitimate hobbies. The thought of assembling 500 ...

University of Bristol student Matt Pidden has shattered the world record for solving a 4x4 Rubik's Cube, using a robot he designed, built and trained in just 15 weeks. In front of an audience ...

PARIS: Students at Purdue University in the US have developed a robot Rubik’s Cube champion, capable of solving the famous puzzle faster than the blink of an eye. Dubbed the Purdubik’s Cube, this ...

The Purdubik’s Cube robot was developed by students who are fans of the Rubik’s Cube puzzle. (Elmore Family School of Electrical and Computer Engineering pic) Students at Purdue University in the US ...