Few things reveal the limits of someone’s problem-solving skills faster than a Rubik’s Cube, the multicolored, three-dimensional puzzle that has befuddled so many since the 1970s. Though the cube has ...

For most people, the Rubik's Cube in any amount of time is a challenge. But with the help of robotics, a group of students at Purdue University managed to solve the puzzle cube faster than the blink ...

A team of four students at Purdue University has built a robot that can solve a Rubik’s Cube in about one-tenth of a second The robot, which the team has dubbed the “Purdubik’s Cube,” solves the ...

A robot in Japan has set a new world record for solving a Rubik’s Cube in the fastest time. Guinness World Records recognised a time of 0.305 seconds for the Mitsubishi Electric machine, breaking the ...

(CNN) — Are your fingers this fast? In just 3.13 seconds, a 21-year-old speedcuber from California broke the world record for the fastest time of solving a 3x3x3 rotating puzzle cube, according to ...

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 ...

Today's Google Doodle marks the 40th anniversary of the Rubik's Cube: the toy and/or puzzle that has rapidly infuriated and then eternally haunted almost person to have walked this fair Earth since ...

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 ...

How fast can you solve a Rubik’s Cube? The challenging and niche sport, known as speedcubing, is gaining traction in the ...

CHERRY HILL, New Jersey -- "This year, I had a student that came in that could solve a Rubik's Cube in under a minute and I was completely intrigued by it," said fourth-grade teacher Heather Hayes.

The Rubik’s cube was invented in 1974 by Hungarian sculptor and architecture professor Erno Rubik. It was originally called “Magic Cube”, but was later changed to “Rubik’s Cube” in honor of its ...