- Evolta
is an alkaline battery sold by
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (Japanese parent company toPanasonic ) sinceApril 26 2008 , and also the name of the robot created by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, designed byTomotaka Takahashi (known for creating distinctive humanoid robots).Evolta battery
Manganese Dioxide ,Graphite andZinc is used in the Evolta battery. The name "Evolta" comes from "Evolution" and "Voltage". On the official Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. website, the Evolta battery is being marketed as a unique battery.Evolta has been recognized by the
Guinness World Records as the longest lasting AA alklaine battery cell. citeweb|url=http://gizmodo.com/345720/panasonics-evoltas-earn-guinness-record-for-battery-life/|title=Panasonic's Evoltas Earn Guinness Record For Battery Life|date=2008-01-16|accessdate=2008-06-07|publisher=Gizmodo] As ofMay 26 2008 , they have sold more than 50,000,000 Evolta batteries.citeweb|url=http://www.asahi.com/science/update/0526/OSK200805260080.html|title=単三2本でグランドキャニオン制覇 ロボ、6時間かけ|date=2008-05-26|accessdate=2008-06-07|pubisher=The Asahi Shimbun Company|language=Japanese]Evolta robot
In January 2008, Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. unveiled Takahashi's 4.5oz., 6.7in. robot mascot for the Evolta line of alkaline batteries.citeweb|url=http://gizmodo.com/345720/panasonics-evoltas-earn-guinness-record-for-battery-life/|title=Panasonic's Evoltas Earn Guinness Record For Battery Life|date=2008-01-16|accessdate=2008-06-07|publisher=Gizmodo] The Evolta robot attempted to climb a rope from the bottom to the top of the
Grand Canyon . The first try, onMay 22 2008 , Evolta's foot was malfunctioning and was not able to climb up any higher. The second try, onMay 23 , it stopped at around 100 meters due to rough weather including hail. Then on the third try, onMay 24 , Evolta managed to climb up all the way reaching 530 meters in 6 hours 46 minutes, using only a pair of AA alkaline Evolta batteries.References
External links
* [http://evolta.jp Official Evolta website] ja icon
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