Miscellaneous

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/pI76CiwvPV4

Will Smith solves the Rubik's Cube live on air

Uploaded on Jul 12, 2011


Will Smith was famous for solving the Rubik's Cube in the 2006 film 'The Pursuit of Happyness". He then got the Rubik's bug and was actually able to solve it for real. This is one of his many chat show appearnces when he was challegned to solve it live on air. Legend!!

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/W1K2jdjLhbo

Rubik's Cube: A question, waiting to be answered

Published on May 22, 2014


Rubik's cube is more than a puzzle- it's a question waiting to be answered. And when the right person finds the right question, it can set them on a journey to change the world. We salute Ern? Rubik and everyone helping young minds find the questions that challenge, excite, and let them see the world in a new way.

See artists and designers remixing the Rubik's Cube at https://chrome.com/cubelab

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/oMGYWgfFGbU

Rubik's cube is no challenge for teen's robot

Published on Oct 15, 2015


Two years ago, Zack Gromko saw a robot that solved the Rubik's cube and he figured he could make a better one. So he did.
More:
"Rubik's cube is no challenge for teen's robot (http://www.fox13news.com/news/local-news/33161220-story)"

by Kimberly Kuizon
October 14, 2015

[Airicist]

Article "Machines can now finish the Rubik's Cube without human help (https://www.cnet.com/news/machines-can-now-finish-the-rubiks-cube-without-human-help)"
First the Rubik's Cube. Next? A bigger Rubik's Cube probably.

by Mark Serrels
June 17, 2018

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/7Su2kiNIX5g

Max Park: Rubik's cube world champion - Meet the record breakers
(https://guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2019/4/how-rubiks-cubes-helped-max-park-with-his-autism-and-become-a-record-breaker)
Published on Apr 1, 2019


Max Park (USA) is a Rubik’s Cube speedsolver with numerous Guinness World Records titles including the fastest time to solve cube sizes from 4x4x4 through to 7x7x7 and the fastest average time to solve a Rubik’s Cube one-handed. Max has also been diagnosed with autism. Ahead of World Autism Awareness Day, Max's parents Schawn and Miki have talked about their son’s records and how cubing has helped him with his autism.

[Airicist]

"UCI researchers’ deep learning algorithm solves Rubik’s Cube faster than any human (https://news.uci.edu/2019/07/15/uci-researchers-deep-learning-algorithm-solves-rubiks-cube-faster-than-any-human)"
Work is step toward advanced AI systems that can think, reason, plan and make decisions

July 15, 2019

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/D5N0Wu3JYs4

Speedcubing documentary | Brain sport | Rubik's

Premiered Feb 21, 2020


Teenagers from the whole world meet and compete every two years to solve a Rubik's cube as quickly as possible. They are called "speedcubers" and the current record is 3'47 seconds.

[Airicist]

https://youtu.be/qKThGaHkNRY

The hula hooping Rubik's cube queen- Guinness World Records

Apr 21, 2020


The most Rubik's cubes solved while hula hooping is 100, and was achieved by Wendy Diaz (USA) in Bell, California, USA, on 10 September 2019.

[Airicist]

Article "This AI can explain how it solves Rubik’s Cube—and that’s a big deal (https://www.fastcompany.com/90595139/this-ai-can-explain-how-it-solves-rubiks-cube-and-thats-a-big-deal)"
Understanding how algorithms solve simple problems can help us tackle some of humanity’s biggest challenges.

January 19, 2021