Solving Rubik's cubes at inhuman speeds might be a worthwhile hobby for algorithms. Credit: Amy T. Zielinski/Redferns via Getty Images If civilization as we know it ends at the hands of artificial ...

Artificial intelligence, which may at some point automate your job and can already defeat professionals in six-player poker, is now able to solve Rubik's Cube faster than any human. Researchers at the ...

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At the Swinburne University of Technology in Australia, a bunch of students just invented a machine called Ruby, which can solve a Rubik’s Cube in 10.69 seconds—the fastest ever for a robot. The robot ...

In the world of robotics, there’s always something new on the horizon, but Mitsubishi Electric has really turned heads this time. Its robot, TOKUFASTbot, which you might find on a regular day ...

A University of Kentucky student from Georgetown is among the fastest Rubik’s Cube solvers in the world, completing the puzzle in under five seconds.

There’s a new arms race going on in the world, and this one involves robots. Much less high-stakes and far more entertaining than the Cold War, this supercharged and super-fast competition involves a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Solving a Rubik's Cube is not as impossible as it may seem thanks to these tips. Let's take a page out of a 1980s toy catalog and ...