Is solving a Rubik’s cube actually difficult or is it just a memory test?

For many of us, a Rubik's cube seems like an impenetrable puzzle. But a redditor shared a bold claim on the r/HonestHotTakes subreddit: "A Rubik's cube is not hard. All you need is one quick tutorial ...
Gizmodo

This Smart Rubik’s Cube Is Teaching Me How to Solve One After 40 Years of Failure

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 Washington Post

How quickly can AI solve a Rubik’s Cube? In less time than it took you to read this headline.

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 ...