I have always loved playing with a Rubik’s Cube, which combines logic with a satisfying tactile activity. I can solve it—getting each of the six sides to be one color—but not particularly quickly or ...

Hope Reese is a writer and editor in Budapest, Hungary. Her writing has appeared in the Atlantic, The Boston Globe, The Chicago Tribune, Playboy, Vox, and other publications. This story originally ...

The Rubik’s cube is widely considered the most popular toy ever made: More than 350 million of them have been sold worldwide since it hit toy shop shelves in Budapest in the 1970s. The toy was ...

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Brazil hosted the World Cup last year. Next year, it will host the Summer Olympics. On Sunday, though, the country played host to another international gathering of talented competitors: the Rubik's ...

Levi’s and Rubik’s Cube have teamed up to offer an unexpected twist on the classic handheld toy. The Levi’s Rubik’s Cube is billed as creating a “fashionable tactile experience” with each square ...

Sasha Thomas’ family has textured dots and stickers placed around the house to help identify various appliances, railings and other items. His father placed them in their home so he can determine how ...

Tokyo (CNN) — Japanese toymaker MegaHouse has unveiled a miniature Rubik’s Cube — one so tiny that you might need a pair of tweezers to solve it. Each face of the cube, which is made from aluminum, ...

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 ...