Panasonic Creates Tiny Robots to Compete in Ironman Challenge in Hawaii

Posted on September 15, 2011

Reuters reports that Panasonic Corp. has created three small robots, named Evolta-kun, that will bike, run and swim in the Ironman challenge in Hawaii. The little robots, built by Tomotaka Takahashi, are powered by Evolta AA rechargeable batteries. The robots will have to run, swim and bike for a total of 230 kilometers. They will have one week to complete the challenge.

Here are some videos of the little bots in action. Take a look:

There is also an overly dramatic video from Panasonic here.

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