Rubik's Mini Cube (2x2x2)

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The Rubik's Mini Cube (aka the Pocket Cube) is a simpler version of the original Rubik's Cube. It is constructed simply from the 8 corner pieces of the Rubik's Cube while omitting the edge and center pieces, thus having a 2x2x2 layout instead of the familiar 3x3x3 of its older sibling.

This puzzle was actually invented 4 years before the Rubik's cube, in 1970, by Larry D. Nichols. He called it the "Twist Cube" and used magents for its mechanism. Following the success of the Rubik's Cube (3x3x3), the Rubik's Brand (currently owned by Canadian toy corporation Spin Master) patented their own design of this puzzle in 1983 and has been selling it ever since.

Due to its simpler layout and fewer moving parts, the number of possible permutations is relatively low - only 3,674,160. Solving the Rubik's Mini Cube is equivalent to solving only the corners of the original Rubik's Cube.

The Rubik's Mini Cube is an official WCA puzzle, and the current world record for solving it is 0.43 seconds. It was set by Teodor Zajder at the Warsaw Cube Masters 2023.
 



Comments 310

graham

graham

lol robot is fast
JOSIAH

JOSIAH

8 MOVES HOW
Hunter

Hunter

The robot solved it in 7 steps CRAZY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!😱😱😱😱😱😱
mindy cass

mindy cass

Wow its goood!
rizz

rizz

Used the solver to do it, how the heck did it do it in 10 steps??? is it an ai or advanced algorythim?
Ilikethis

Ilikethis

I only got 0.93 trying to beat the record
piper

piper

4 seconds to solve
Master@Cubes

Master@Cubes

This is so easy!!!!!!!
anonymous

anonymous

I solved using the 3x3x3 method but not doing the side stuff. I assumed one side was the white side and other was the blue side, and from that I found the other sides and then solved.
Cuber

Cuber

My best time is 11.41 seconds
Arthur Kanters

Arthur Kanters

Used biginnermethod 30 seconds
Mushroom

Mushroom

It is so good love solving rubix cubes.
ILOVECOOKIES

ILOVECOOKIES

This was incredible! I really loved to play with it.
suvisri

suvisri

It is so amazing dude
Regnbuestjerne

Regnbuestjerne

Easily did it in 10 seconds
Lucas Flores

Lucas Flores

Solved it in 8 minutes 14 seconds
HIIIII

HIIIII

10 seconds easy
The big guy

The big guy

I want to be a master of cubes.
Lucas Flores

Lucas Flores

This is so easy
PrincessJ

PrincessJ

what??? ssssoooooo gooooood


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