Any Rubik's Cube can be solved in 20 moves, but it took over 30 years for anyone to figure that out

In 2010, a group of mathematicians used a bank of supercomputers at Google to show any Rubik's Cube could be solved in 20 moves.
EDN

Algorithmic Solution to Solve Rubik’s Cube in Only 20 Moves

The Rubik’s Cube has only six faces, each presenting only nine cubelets, but the end result is to offer a mind-boggling number of permutations, only one of which embodies the desired solution. The ...

Pratika Rawal, a Rubik's cube mastermind?

India opener Pratika Rawal is only 25 but she is clearly a woman of many sporting talents, starting with the Rubik's cube. She breaks down the first step of how to attempt solving the cube. "It has an ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Record-Setting Robot Can Solve a Rubik’s Cube Faster Than You Can Blink

"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 ...
NPR

The 'Purdubik's Cube' solves the beloved puzzle in record time

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Matthew Petrohay about his team's undergraduate project at Purdue University. They built a robot that set a new world record for shortest time to solve a Rubik's cube. The ...
The New York Times

How the Rubik’s Cube Taught Me to Be a Better Parent

Having children means being a puzzle-solver in ways big and small. By Samantha Mann Puzzling, to me, has always been an activity for people who lack legitimate hobbies. The thought of assembling 500 ...