Evolta robot climbs Grand Canyon cliff
26 May 2008
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]
Funny dwarf, I would expect him to fly like rocket boy ;)
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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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6 hours 45 minutes?
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Nice:D
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