Triathlon robots

TOKYO, Japan - A swimming robot powered by Panasonic Corp.'s Evolta rechargeable nickel-metal-hydride batteries is demonstrated in Tokyo on Sept. 15, 2011. Panasonic unveiled swimming, bicycle riding and running robots and said they will challenge a triathlon in Hawaii from late October.

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