VIDEO from Panasonic Corporation available on thenewsmarket.com: EVOLTA Robot Finishes 500km Marathon from Tokyo to Kyoto

NEW YORK, Nov. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- See video from Panasonic Corporation at: http://www.thenewsmarket.com/Releases/StoryDetailPage.aspx?GUID=f44a5e47-6bed-44da-aa56-3bc745165df3#

Panasonic's EVOLTA Robot finished his long journey along the '53 Stations of the Tokaido' from Tokyo to Kyoto, one of Japan's ancient thoroughfares, to cap an additional 500 kilometers to his mileage. Arriving at the final destination of Sanjo Bridge in Kyoto, EVOLTA Robot (nicknamed EVOLTA-kun) was met with great enthusiasm by the public spectators cheering the robot to its final "steps." To celebrate EVOLTA Robot's arrival, the robot designer Mr. Tomotaka Takahashi and the four EVOLTA Sisters who had been accompanying EVOLTA Robot throughout his journey gave speeches on the struggles for the past 2 months of his journey. Available video includes highlights of his journey and soundbites with the robot designer Mr. Tomotaka Takahashi.

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