Panasonic EVOLTA Robot Climbs Grand Canyon

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Panasonic EVOLTA Robot Climbs Grand Canyon
« on: June 02, 2008, 10:57:55 pm »
Panasonic EVOLTA Robot Climbs Grand Canyon
     


In an advertising campaign, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd, the
maker of Panasonic products, created a blue 134 gram (5 ounce) robot
that scaled a rope up the Grand Canyon. The robot ran on just two AA
Evolta batteries, trying to demonstrate that the EVOLTAs are the longest
lasting batteries. Unfortunately, the weather was poor and the robot is
not waterproof, so they had to attempt several times before finally
succeeding in scaling the 530 meters in 6 hours and 46 minutes. There is
a video of
the brave little robot.
   

http://robots.net/article/2552.html
     

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Re: Panasonic EVOLTA Robot Climbs Grand Canyon
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2008, 12:45:29 pm »
There's also a video here too (right hand side):

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080603/twl-mini-robot-reaches-great-heights-41f21e0.html

Looks like the Duracell bunny will be applying for a new job now..

 


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