From: utzoo!decvax!pur-ee!uiucdcs!kolstad
Newsgroups: net.games
Title: Re: Re Rubik's cube - (nf)
Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.222
Posted: Wed Jun 30 20:25:36 1982
Received: Thu Jul  1 07:04:20 1982
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uiucdcs!kolstad    Jun 30 19:29:00 1982

The University of Illinois chapter of Tau Beta Pi did indeed construct
"Robbie Rubik" (sic) (sick) -- a machine which had manipulators and
computer power enough to solve a Rubik's cube.  Its original LED's and
sensors to determine initial edge placement were flaky, but the machine
performed admirably all through engineering open house.

It is really a miracle of modern technology -- took about 12 minutes to
solve a scrambled cube.  0.8 seconds of that was CPU time for the Z80.