Competitions held in school gymnasiums are usually loud. But this one was different: All that was heard amid the silence was the whirring of plastic.

A study suggests that the first of seven key pyramids in Egypt, the Step Pyramid of Djoser, was built using a hydraulic lift. Dated to about 4,500 years ago, this would move up the introduction of ...

Children as young as 4 years old are capable of finding efficient solutions to complex problems, such as independently inventing sorting algorithms developed by computer scientists. The scientists ...

This project includes two Rubik's Cube solvers, an optimal solver, and a Two-Phase / Kociemba's algorithm solver. The optimal solver takes an average of around 60 seconds to find a minimal length ...

These days, everyone seems to have an opinion about A.I. companions. Last year, I found myself joining the debate, publishing a paper—co-written with two fellow psychology professors and a philosopher ...

Elon Musk sat down with CBS Sunday Morning for what was supposed to be a chat about his latest innovations in space travel. But when reporter David Pogue tried to steer the conversation towards ...

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Purdue’s aspiring engineers set a new Guinness World Record. Purdue’s aspiring engineers set a new Guinness World ...

Abstract: This paper presents a case study on using the NAO humanoid robot to solve a $2 \times 2$ Rubik's Cube, integrating robotics, image processing, and artificial intelligence for educational ...

Four Purdue students turned a class project into a world-record-breaking robot that solves Rubik’s Cubes faster than the blink of an eye, blending friendship, tech mastery, and bold ambition. Credit: ...