Ironman Robot

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Ironman Robot was Originally Posted on October 24, 2011 by

It just doesn’t have the excitement of the “Other” ironman race…

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/panasonic-evolta2011

I wonder if I should zoom on down, stand by the road and excitedly cheer the robot on. It would be yet another 15 minutes of fame.

From KITV’s site:

Watch the livestream of three robots attempting to complete the Kona Ironman Triathlon course: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/panasonic-evolta2011

According to Panasonic, Japanese robot designer Tomotaka Takahasi created the three robots, each designed to swim, run and bike, while running on rechargeable batteries.

The robot challenge is expected to be completed by next Sunday.

Read more: http://www.kitv.com/news/29565262/detail.html#ixzz1bfZ2VLZX

UPDATE: Just as I posted this, they all said “Aloha” until tomorrow, so check the feed in the morning (Hawaii time).