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.
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Algorithmic Solution to Solve Rubik’s Cube in Only 20 Moves

The Rubik’s Cube has only six faces, each presenting only nine cubelets, but the end result is to offer a mind-boggling number of permutations, only one of which embodies the desired solution. The ...
Smithsonian Magazine

This Record-Setting Robot Can Solve a Rubik’s Cube Faster Than You Can Blink

"Purdubik's Cube" was developed and built by undergraduate students Junpei Ota, Aden Hurd, Matthew Patrohay and Alex Berta. Purdue University Blink and you might miss it: A new robot developed by ...