{
  "about": "Tactile cubes available today, as described on https://tactilecubing.com/#cubes. Maintained by Presstube, which makes the Presstube Cube.",
  "updated": "2026-10-26",
  "cubes": [
    {
      "name": "Rubik's Sensory Cube",
      "kind": "mass market",
      "maker": "Spin Master (Rubik's), with the National Federation of the Blind",
      "textures": "six distinct textures, among them squares, circles, filled circles and dots",
      "notes": "braille and a tactile QR code on the packaging",
      "sources": ["https://www.rubiks.com/products/rubiks-sensory", "https://nfb.org/node/15764"]
    },
    {
      "name": "Budget tactile cubes",
      "kind": "online marketplaces",
      "textures": "raised shapes or dots",
      "notes": "quality varies widely from one cube to the next",
      "sources": ["https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm24/bm2408/bm240811.htm"]
    },
    {
      "name": "Do-it-yourself",
      "kind": "any cube, marked by hand",
      "textures": "foam dots, Velcro, embossed stickers, fabric paint",
      "notes": "the cheapest way to start"
    },
    {
      "name": "Presstube Cube",
      "kind": "premium, made to order",
      "maker": "Presstube, Montreal",
      "textures": "hand-sculpted relief; the whole cube is one colour",
      "mechanism": "GAN 356 ME speedcube",
      "price": { "amount": 299, "currency": "USD" },
      "url": "https://cube.presstube.com/",
      "disclosure": "made by the publisher of this list"
    }
  ]
}