May 30 2008Battery Powered Robot Climbs Grand Canyon
The Evolta Robot is the mascot for Panasonic's new Evolta batteries. He's cute, has a wonky eye, and can climb.
The company says the new battery cell -- called Evolta, combining "evolution" and "voltage" -- can keep gadgets running 20 percent longer than offerings from rivals Duracell and Energizer.
Guinness World Records certified Evolta as "the longest-lasting AA alkaline battery cell," based on testing under guidelines set by the industry's International Electrotechnical Commission this year.
To prove the long-lastingness of his batteries, the 5-ounce, 7-inch robot climbed a rope dangling in the Grand Canyon for as long as he could. When his batteries finally crapped out, he had climbed 1,740 feet over the span of 6 hours, 46 minutes. I watched the whole thing and I've gotta say -- it was fucking boring.
Battery-Powered Robot Climbs Rope for 7 Hours in Grand Canyon, Sets Guinness World Record [foxnews]
Thanks Shawn and Dan, now one of you yank his batteries, I'm not going anywhere near that deceptively cute deathbot
Reader Comments
1. ALICAT - May 30, 2008 10:33 AM
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2. Steve - May 30, 2008 11:18 AM
That should be the testing guidelines for AA batteries. Whose batteries can climb a rope longer?
3. The Imaginary Reviewer - May 30, 2008 1:10 PM
I think the Energizer Bunny just shat himself.
4. guate6 - May 30, 2008 2:50 PM
Neat...but I am sticking to my 2500mAh rechargeables and my 15 minute charger.
5. ZEBRA NINER - May 30, 2008 4:28 PM
"He's cute, has a wonky eye, and can climb." So he's cute and can climb, take those two away and you have Paris Hilton.
6. Chris Inniss - May 30, 2008 5:28 PM
IS there a new writer? Its not very funny these days
7. Snoodle - May 31, 2008 1:10 PM
Cuuuuuuuute ^^ wonder if they'll sell 'em ?
8. Popadopolis - May 31, 2008 4:36 PM
I don't care how high this thing can climb. We all know it's still not going to power my wife's vibrator for 5 minutes; that thing's a jackhammer. I own a Ford F250 and I go through more car batteries than I do gasoline with that damn thing.
It's not because I can't please a woman.
ass
9. Jack - May 31, 2008 5:30 PM
I have to admit, I'm sort of impressed--but isn't it a little embarrassing that it didn't make it all the way up? I mean, it was designed to do that in order to show off the life span of the batteries, and it puttered out before fulfilling its sole purpose. How sad is that?