A robot built out of Lego can solve a Rubik’s Cube in about 3.2 seconds, but some 40 years after I first picked up the iconic puzzle, I’ve yet to solve it on my own. I assumed that successfully ...

The Rubik’s Cube was a smash hit when it came out in 1974, and continues to maintain a following to this day. It can be difficult to solve, but many take up the challenge. The Arduino Rubik’s Solver ...

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Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE by Kurt Schlosser on Jan 25, 2016 at 1:47 pm January 25, 2016 at 1:47 ...

Forget what you remember about the Rubik’s Cube that’s gathering dust in your mother’s attic with your old He-Mans. The iconic puzzle that gripped the public’s imagination and fell into disfavor just ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. Don't ...

This robotic Rubik’s Cube is the product of a Japanese creator who’s documented many of his creative projects on his YouTube channel, Human Controller. Yes, it has a custom 3D-printed core attached to ...

This guy’s thinking outside the box. Florian Kastenmeier, of Germany, now holds the Guinness World Record for assembling the largest collection of rotating puzzles in the world — a whopping 1,519. The ...

Anybody who has trouble patting their head and rubbing their tummy is about to get blown away by Thaddeus Krueger. That’s because Krueger, a mechanical engineering major at Cedarville University in ...

It’s not going to set any world records, but this robotic Rubik’s Cube that’s filled with electronics and tiny electric motors is actually more impressive than watching someone race through the puzzle ...

Geek Life: Fun stories, memes, humor and other random items at the intersection of tech, science, business and culture. SEE MORE One look at this video of a teenager solving a Rubik’s Cube in 5.77 ...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Calvin Anderson was in middle school the first time he watched in amazement as a football teammate deftly solved a Rubik’s Cube. Always the competitive type, he needed to know how ...