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Evolta robot climbs Grand Canyon cliff

26 May 2008

Evolta climbs Grand Canyon -- On May 24, a 17-centimeter tall, 130-gram Panasonic Evolta battery mascot robot scaled a 500-meter cliff at the Grand Canyon in a publicity stunt to showcase the endurance of the Evolta AA alkaline battery, which the Guinness Book of World Records recently recognized as the longest-lasting of its kind. Powered by a pair of Evoltas, the robot hoisted itself up a 530-meter length of rope suspended next to the cliff, reaching the top after a grueling 6 hours and 45 minutes.

[Source: Kobe Shimbun]

22 responses to: “Evolta robot climbs Grand Canyon cliff”

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  3. […] de 500 metros. Vale, demostrado, las baterías EVOLTA duran un montón.[Vía Pink Tentacle][Artículo en inglés]Read | Permalink | Email […]

  4. Funny dwarf, I would expect him to fly like rocket boy ;)

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  9. […] May 24th Panasonic held a publicity stunt for their Evolta alkaline batteries involving a toy robot powered by two AA Evoltas climbing a 530 meter rope hung off a cliff at the Grand Canyon. Since it took 6 hours and 45 minutes, I don’t think […]

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  11. […] Good on this tiny EVOLTA-powered robot for climbing a 1,500-ft. Grand Canyon cliff on Saturday. The 4.5-ounce, 6.7-inch robo climber was scaling the cliff as a publicity stunt/demonstration for the Panasonic EVOLTA battery, which according to the Guinness Book of World Records is longest-lasting of its kind. The robot was powered by a pair of EVOLTA batteries, and used a tiny rope to ascend the cliff face. From the sounds of things this robot needed each ounce of power its batteries could provide: after 6 hours and 45 minutes the robot climber finally reached the top. [Pink Tentacle] […]

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  15. Joe

    Misleading headline. The robot didn’t climb a cliff; it climbed a rope. There are plenty of rope-climbing robots around: where the rope happens to be dangling is irrelevant.

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  17. 6 hours 45 minutes?

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  19. […] E’ alto solo 17 centimetri, pesa 130 grammi, ma ha scalato uno scosceso pendio alto mezzo chilometro nel Grand Canyon. Mi riferisco ad Evolta, la adorabile mascotte della Panasonic che ha di recente mostrato al mondo le capacità della nuova batteria Evolta AA, una pila elettrica in grado di durare tanto a lungo da essere stata riconosciuta dal Guinness dei Primati come la più longeva al mondo. Evolta, con la sua impresa, mette in secondo piano le gesta del famosissimo coniglietto della Duracell e quelle di qualsiasi altra mascotte a batteria al mondo. Il piccolo robot è rimasto infatti appeso ad una fune, sospesa sul Grand Canyon, arrampicandosi per sei ore e 45 minuti prima di raggiungere la sua meta. [via Pink Tentacle] […]

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  22. […] C’est donc mû par deux de ces piles que le petit robot à la coupe de cheveux aérodynamique a entrepris une ascension de 6 heures et 45 minutes, au terme de laquelle il a finalement atteint le sommet de la falaise. [Pink Tentacle] […]

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