With a twist and a turn: Rubik’s cubers to compete at Colonial Cube Clash in Williamsburg

On Saturday, Lafayette High graduate Benson Kim and about 85 other participants will be in a speed cuber competition in Williamsburg.
Hartford Courant

How quickly can AI solve a Rubik’s Cube?

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 ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Rubik’s Cube inventor offers advice for solving the timeless puzzle

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Oregonian

Rubik gives clues to solving cube he invented: watch a robot crack the code

If you’ve ever had trouble solving a Rubik’s Cube, a good piece of advice is to break it down into steps. It’s worth a shot: That advice is from the man who invented it. “Problem solving is a very ...
Los Angeles Times

A machine taught itself to solve Rubik’s Cube without human help, UC Irvine researchers say

A machine has taught itself to solve a Rubik’s Cube without human assistance, according to a group of UC Irvine researchers. Two algorithms developed by the researchers, collectively called Deep Cube, ...
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Puzzle power: Rubik’s Cube inventor reflects on lasting impact of beloved toy

NEW YORK -- If you've ever had trouble solving a Rubik's Cube, a good piece of advice is to break it down into steps. It's worth a shot: That advice is from the man who invented it. "Problem solving ...
Cult of Mac

Your iPhone is Better than You at Solving a Rubik’s Cube

Is there anything an iPhone app cannot be programmed to do? CubeCheater is an amazing app for iPhone and iPod Touch that, given the current state of your Rubik’s Cube, will tell you how to solve the ...
The Virginian-Pilot

For “cubers” at ODU competition, solving a Rubik’s cube is only one piece of the puzzle

Maggie Jordan feverishly studies the multicolored cube. You can see the gears turning in the 15-year-old’s mind as the puzzle turns in her hands. She whispers to herself as she memorizes the pattern.
Business Insider

How To Solve A Rubik's Cube Faster

You should be able to complete this step just by playing around with the cube. Make sure that the edges of the cross match the center squares on the adjacent sides. Step 2: Finish First Layer Step 3: ...
The Washington Post

This robotic hand learned to solve a Rubik’s Cube on its own — just like a human.

Solving a Rubik’s Cube with two hands is hard for most people. Solving a Rubik’s Cube with one hand is even harder. Harder still: Designing a lone robot hand capable of solving a Rubik’s Cube all by ...
Los Angeles Times

Machine taught itself to solve Rubik’s Cube without human help, UC Irvine researchers say

A machine learned to teach itself to solve a Rubik’s Cube without human assistance, according to a group of UC Irvine researchers. Two algorithms, collectively called Deep Cube, typically can solve ...