Panasonic takes on Hawaii Triathlon in EVOLTA World Challenge IV

Panasonic Corporation is taking on one of the toughest challenges for its EVOLTA Robot on October 23, 2011 (HAST), titled EVOLTA World Challenge IV to prove just how durable its EVOLTA rechargeable batteries are. As the fourth challenge, triads of EVOLTA robots have been developed to complete the approximately 230 km Ironman Triathlon Course on Hawaii Island — notorious as among the most grueling of all Ironman courses. Three robots, the swim, bike and run robots will tackle each event powered just by three rechargeable EVOLTA AA batteries.

EVOLTA World Challenge IV will take place from 12:00pm on October 23, 2011 in Hawaii, USA at the Ironman Triathlon Course

Equipped with three different bodies, EVOLTA will run on three EVOLTA AA rechargeable batteries to challenge the triathlon (swimming, biking and running)

The goal is to reach the finish line within one week (or 168 hrs) by covering a total of approximately 230 kilometers running non-stop for 24 hours excluding the time needed to recharge batteries

EVOLTA has previously conquered the Grand Canyon on a pair of Panasonic AA dry batteries in 2008. In the following year the robot drove around the Le Mans for 24 hours and earned a Guinness World Records for “the longest distance covered by a battery-operated remote-controlled model car.” Last year, he captivated the crowd along the historic “53 Stations of the Tokaido” in Japan where he completed a 500 km walk from Tokyo to Kyoto on 12 AA EVOLTA rechargeable batteries.