--- title: Watch a Robot Solve a Rubik’s Cube in 1 Second description: Two software engineers who built a robot that can solve a Rubik’s Cube in 1 second are hoping to beat a world record. canonical: https://time.com/4192292/robot-rubiks-cube/ author: Melissa Chan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-01-25T14:11:36.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:29:09.927Z og:title: Watch a Robot Solve a Rubik’s Cube in 1 Second og:description: It didn't even take off the stickers og:url: https://time.com/4192292/robot-rubiks-cube/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch a Robot Solve a Rubik’s Cube in 1 Second twitter:description: It didn't even take off the stickers twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch a Robot Solve a Rubik’s Cube in 1 Second  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Jan 25, 2016 2:11 PM UTC  by [Melissa Chan](https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Jan 25, 2016 2:11 PM UTC Two software engineers who [built a robot that can solve a Rubik’s Cube in 1 second](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixTddQQ2Hs4) are hoping to beat a world record. Jay Flatland and Paul Rose say their machine can finish the 3D combination puzzle in less than 1.2 seconds. A video they posted showing the impressive feat has been viewed nearly 2 million times. The pair is in the process of applying for a world record. A robot built by Florida student Zackary Gromko [set the Guinness World Record for the fastest time to solve a Rubik’s cube](http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/news/2015/11/robot-created-by-american-student-solves-a-rubiks-cube-in-just-2-39-seconds) at 2.39 seconds in November 2015. Flatland and Rose say they used the Kociemba algorithm to solve the puzzle, drilling holes into the middle of each of the cube’s six sides to allow the robot to manipulate it, [The Next Web reports](http://thenextweb.com/shareables/2016/01/25/this-robot-can-solve-a-rubiks-cube-in-1-second/). ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4192292/robot-rubiks-cube/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4192292/robot-rubiks-cube/"},"headline":"Watch a Robot Solve a Rubik’s Cube in 1 Second","datePublished":"2016-01-25T14:11:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:29:09.927Z","description":"Its creators are applying for a world record","url":"https://time.com/4192292/robot-rubiks-cube/","keywords":["Newsfeed","viral"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4192292/robot-rubiks-cube/","name":"Watch a Robot Solve a Rubik’s Cube in 1 Second"}}]}] ```