Robot breaks Guinness World Record for solving Rubik's Cube
Fifty years ago, as he sat in his mother’s apartment in Budapest, Hungary, young professor, Ernő Rubik, finally finished the prototype of his “Magic Cube.”
But after months of perseverance, Rubik struck gold – not that he was thinking about any commercial possibilities. “I just made it for my own curiosity,” he told The Post in a video call. “I suppose it’s like being an artist. If you’re happy with your creation, you want to show people.Half a century and 500 million sales later, it’s estimated that one in every seven people on the planet has attempted to solve what became “Rubik’s Cube,” a puzzle with a mind-boggling 43 quintillion permutations.
While Rubik initially used his cube to teach geometry students, it was only when he was granted a patent for his “three-dimensional logical toy” and a local manufacturer made 5,000 units for him that his invention took off. By 1979, just two years after it hit shelves in Hungary, the Magic Cube had sold 300,000 units, piquing the interest of international toymakers. When American company Ideal Toy bought the rights to the Magic Cube in 1980, renaming it “Rubik’s Cube,” sales went stratospheric.
In comparison, when the first ever Rubik’s Club World Championship was held in Budapest in June 1982, the winning time, by America’s Minh Thai, was 22.95 seconds.“Look at athletics and the 100-meter sprint. Just when you think they can’t go faster humans always find a way,” he says. “It’s the same with the cube. It’s evolution.”“People say the Olympics is about physical activity but you must remember that, yes, the cube is intellectual but it’s also physical because you need very fast hands.
Lifestyle Tech Erno Rubik Exclusive Inventions Rubik's Cube Toys
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Crazy fast electric robot sets new Rubik's Cube world recordAn artificial intelligence-aided robot from Mitsubishi Electric shattered the world record for solving Rubik's Cube in less than a second.
Read more »
Insanely Fast Rubik's Cube World Record Has to Be Seen to Be BelievedThe Best in Science News and Amazing Breakthroughs
Read more »
This AI-powered robot has worked out how to solve a Rubik's Cube in just 0.305 secondsHarry is a U.K.-based senior staff writer at Live Science. He studied marine biology at the University of Exeter before training to become a journalist. He covers a wide range of topics including space exploration, planetary science, space weather, climate change, animal behavior, evolution and paleontology.
Read more »
16 Inventors Who Regretted Their InventionsTurns out those endless password requirements annoy their inventor, too.
Read more »
2AM’s Jo Kwon Parts Ways With Cube Entertainment After 7 Years2AM's Jo Kwon has parted ways with Cube Entertainment. On June 17, Cube released an official statement sharing the news of the expiration of their exclusive contract with Jo Kwon as below: Hello. This is Cube Entertainment. First of all, we would like to thank fans for their generous love and support toward Jo Kwon.
Read more »
CBS Mornings Deals: Save 30% on a cube-shaped power stripThese deals won't last long.
Read more »