Dr. Robotnik built this device on the Floating Island after being informed by the malevolent echidna Doctor Zachary of the whereabouts of the Emerald Hill folk. Instead of microchips, the computer would use the living brains of Mobians for its processes. Once the computer was brought online, the victims installed on it could not be freed without being killed. Robotnik decided upon this fate as his revenge against Sonic and the Emerald Hill folk who were in hiding in the Mushroom Hill Zone. They were rounded up by Dr. Zachary who used modern software to take control of the Floating Island's Guardian Robots and capture them.