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Panasonic EVOLTA Finishes the 230km Triathlon in Hawaii

OSAKA, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)—Panasonic Corporation

(NYSE:PC) (TOKYO:6752) ("Panasonic") announced today that the EVOLTA Robot finished its toughest challenge yet, the EVOLTA World
Challenge IV, at 10:56am on October 30, 2011 (HAST).

The EVOLTA World Challenge IV began at 12:00pm on October 23, 2011 in Hawaii, USA at the Ironman ® Triathlon Course. Three EVOLTA Robots powered by three EVOLTA AA rechargeable batteries took on the 230km triathlon with a goal of finishing within 168 hours.

  
Results of the Challenge

EVOLTA Swim Robot finished the 3.8km swim at around 5:30pm on October 24.

EVOLTA Bike Robot finished biking 180.2km at around 7:19pm on October 27.

EVOLTA Run Robot finished the 42.2Km run at around 10:56am on October 30.

The official result of the 230km triathlon challenge was 166 six hours and 56 minutes.

Mr. Tomotaka
Takahashi, who is known Internationally as one of Japan’s leading creator of robots, the founder of ROBO-GARAGE and a Research Associate Professor at the University of Tokyo, said at the goal ceremony:

“We are happy to have made it to the finish line. I want to thank everyone, every member of the crew and the people of Hawaii.  These days, robots are evolving rapidly due to the technological evolution of batteries and various other devices. I believe Panasonic EVOLTA batteries and this challenge have turned a new page in history for the robot industry.”

For more information please refer to:
EVOLTA World Challenge PressKit on
Panasonic News Portal

EVOLTA Official
WEBSITE

EVOLTA
Robot’s Official Twitter 

EVOLTA
Official YouTube Channel

EVOLTA
World Challenge IV Web Album on Picasa

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