A tiny robot pedals tirelessly on a tricycle in Japan, powered by endurance batteries, hoping to set a world record for distance.

Evolta is an alkaline battery sold by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. (Japanese parent company to Panasonic) since April 26, 2008, and also the name of the robot created by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co, designed by Tomotaka Takahashi (known for creating distinctive humanoid robots).

Previously in January 2008, the Evolta robot attempted to climb a rope from the bottom to the top of the Grand Canyon. The first try, on May 22, 2008, Evolta’s foot was malfunctioning and was not able to climb up any higher. The second try, on May 23, it stopped at around 100 meters due to rough weather including hail. Then on the third try, on May 24, Evolta managed to climb up all the way reaching 530 meters in 6 hours 46 minutes, using only a pair of AA alkaline Evolta batteries.