"Purdubik's Cube" was developed and built by undergraduate students Junpei Ota, Aden Hurd, Matthew Patrohay and Alex Berta. Purdue University Blink and you might miss it: A new robot developed by ...

The Rubik's Cube was created 50 years ago by Hungarian inventor Ernő Rubik. Over 500 million of them have been sold. Needless to say, the 3D puzzle has captured the imagination of countless students ...

The robot completed the puzzle in just 45.3 seconds, breaking its own record of 55 seconds made just moments earlier. By Mack DeGeurin Published Mar 12, 2026 1:04 PM EDT Add Popular Science (opens in ...

From Fisher Cubes to Ghost Cubes, custom Rubik’s Cube mods let you reimagine the classic puzzle in endless ways. Whether you’re chasing speed, style, or pure novelty, modding combines art and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ernő Rubik, who turns 80 on July 13, finished the prototype of his "Magic Cube" 50 years ago. Fifty years ago, as he sat in his ...

Blink and you'll miss it: A Purdue University student engineering team has built a robot that can solve a Rubik's cube in one-tenth of a second — faster than the average time it takes to blink an eye.

Did you know there are over 43 quintillion possibilities when it comes to solving a Rubik’s cube? Sounds mind-blowing, but there are some hacks to help you succeed – plus lots of fun facts about this ...

In a hi-tech David versus Goliath story, a group of undergraduate students at Purdue University built a robot that crushed the world record for solving a Rubik’s cube once held by Mitsubishi, a ...