Dino Cube

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Dino Cube

Dino Cube into a solved position
Alternative names: Dinosaur Cube
Shape: Cube
Internal Mechanism: Corner Turning Hexahedron
Inventor: Robert Webb
Year: 1985
Produced by: QiYi, MF8, ShengShou
Twisty Puzzles museum link: PKEY605
Jaap's puzzle page link: dinocube

The Dino Cube is a three-layered twisty puzzle in which three edge pieces at the corners are moved at a time.

History

The first functional Dino Cube was invented in 1985 by Robert Webb of Australia, made out of paper. Stephen Harvey also produced a prototype independent of Webb in 1990. However, the Dino Cube was not mass produced until 1995 by S.Y. Liou, convinced by Liang-Yen Wu. The first mass-produced Dino Cube included 2-color, 4-color, and 6-color options to choose from.

In 1998, James R. Holloway applied for a patent for the Dino Cube and was granted the patent in 2000, filed as patent US6056290.

See also



Cubic twisty puzzles

2x2x2 | 3x3x3 | 4x4x4 | 5x5x5 | 6x6x6 | 7x7x7 | more...

Skewb | Master Skewb | Rex Cube | Dino Cube | Redi Cube | Helicopter Cube | Curvy Copter

Crazy 4×4×4 cube (version 1) | Crazy 4×4×4 cube (version 2) | Crazy 4×4×4 cube (version 3)

Gear cube | Gear cube extreme

Constrained cube (90°) (mechanism variation of 3x3x3) | Void cube (mechanism variation of 3x3x3) | Latch Cube (mechanism variation of 3x3x3)

Void cube | Shepherd's cube (sticker variation of 3x3x3) | Labyrinth cube (sticker variation of 3x3x3) | Supercube (sticker variation of NxNxN cubes)

Square 1 | Square 2

Bandaged cube