Any Rubik's Cube can be solved in 20 moves, but it took over 30 years for anyone to figure that out

In 2010, a group of mathematicians used a bank of supercomputers at Google to show any Rubik's Cube could be solved in 20 moves.
Wired

Rubik's cube mystery solved by Google computers

A Rubik’s Cube can be solved in 20 moves or less from any position, researchers claim -- if you are Google’s computer. It’s a problem that has been around for years, and though slightly less ...
techtimes

Mitsubishi's TOKUFASTbot Sets New Record in Solving the Rubik's Cube in Less Than Half a Second

A massive feat was made in robotics recently, as Mitsubishi Electric's TOKUFASTbot set a new world record for the fastest solution of a Rubik's Cube. For this feat, the company received a new Guinness ...
New York Post

College students create robot that breaks record for solving Rubik’s cube — smashing prior record held by $80B auto maker

In a hi-tech David versus Goliath story, a group of undergraduate students at Purdue University built a robot that crushed the world record for solving a Rubik’s cube once held by Mitsubishi, a ...
NBC DFW

The Rubik's Cube turns 50: How a 3-by-3 grid captured hearts and market share

It took a month of twisting and turning for the first person to solve a Rubik's Cube. That person was Erno Rubik, now 79, the iconic puzzle toy's creator. Conceived as a mathematical tool to help his ...