Mini-robot reaches great heights
Updated 07.27 Tue Jun 03 2008
Despite treacherous weather conditions, a tiny plastic robot has scaled the Grand Canyon.
Miniature robot Evolta, which is just 17 centimetres tall and weighs about 134 grams, achieved the feat in under seven hours.
Miniature robot Evolta, which is just 17 centimetres tall and weighs about 134 grams, achieved the feat in under seven hours
It climbed up a 530 metre (1,739 ft) canyon using a pair of AA batteries and a thin wire, which was suspended from the top.
The robot finally made it to the top on its sixth attempt.
Japan, which produces batteries powering everything from toys to cars in a $50 billion (£25bn) global energy storage industry, now holds the Guinness title for the longest-lasting AA cell with Panasonic's new Evolta batteries.
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