Anna Halsdorf, 14, an eighth-grader at James Madison Middle School has mastered the Rubik’s Cube but is still working on how quickly she can solve the three-dimensional puzzle. She can complete ...

Most kids can't wait for the final bell of the school day. But at Aloha Huber Park Elementary in Beaverton, some students stay after school to learn about algorithms -- through a Rubik's Cube.

A pimply teenager walked us through “The Easiest 10-Minute Rubik’s Cube Lesson,” demonstrating specific processes to tackle each side. Over and over, I fumbled the righty and lefty algorithms.

It’s hard to imagine a robot solving a Rubik’s cube much faster than that, but then again, that’s what most people were saying this time last year.

Speedcubing is the act of solving twisty puzzles, like the Rubik's Cube, as quickly as possible.