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Student-built robot crushes world record by solving 4×4 Rubik’s Cube 33 seconds faster

Move over, human speedcubers. The Rubik’s Cube world has a new champion. Final-year University of Bristol Computer Science student Matt Pidden, seeking a dissertation project, discovered the robot ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Robot Sets New Rubik’s Cube Speed Record, Completing the Puzzle in 0.305 Seconds

Quicker than a snap of the fingers it doesn’t have, a robot has shattered the world speed record for solving a Rubik’s Cube, completing the puzzle in just 0.305 seconds. This record time is roughly ...
Ars Technica

Watch a 6-axis motor solve a Rubik’s Cube in less than a third of a second

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 ...
The New York Times

The Rubik’s Cube Turns 50

Mathematicians and hobbyists have had a half-century of fun exploring the 43 billion billion permutations of Erno Rubik’s creation. “My method was understanding,” Erno Rubik said of the iconic twisty ...