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 freaking 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?
10. louis vuitton - September 27, 2009 7:47 PM
Cuuuuuuuute ^^ wonder if they'll sell 'em ?