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Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Japan robot scales Grand Canyon

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It may be a Great Wonder of the World, but the Grand Canyon could not stop a determined 17-cm robot and a pair of AA batteries.

After a few returns to base camp, a carbon-plastic robot powered by Panasonic's Evolta batteries made the 530-m rope climb in under seven hours.




SOURCE: Reuters

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