Kawasaki Heavy Industries has serious problems on its mind: getting a robot to beat humans at solving Rubik's cube being among the weightiest.
According to TokyoMango, the robot looks at the six sides, calculates the solution in about 1 second, and then sets to work. Unlike a human, it doesn't need a second look, and getting to the solution is simply a matter of mechanical speed. I can imagine many profitable uses for such a device.
Source [Impress via TokyoMango]
