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]
Shoovi
Funny dwarf, I would expect him to fly like rocket boy ;)
[]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.
[]Computerden
6 hours 45 minutes?
[]Michael
Nice:D
[]Fun Toy Robots
How jaded are we that folks aren't impressed by a toy robot that can climb 500 feet on two AA batteries. It seems like 10 years ago all it took was a goofy mounted fish that sang stupid songs.
[]Luna Steller
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