Gizmodo: grand canyon

EVOLTA Robot Cliffhanger Channels Sly Stallone, Scales Grand Canyon

Jack Loftus — Sun, 25 May 2008 20:30:00 EDT

Good on this little EVOLTA-powered robot for climbing a 1,500-ft. Grand Canyon cliff on Saturday. The 4.5-ounce, 6.7-inch robo climber was scaling the cliff as a publicity stunt/demonstration for the Panasonic EVOLTA battery, which according to the Guinness Book of World Records is longest-lasting of its kind. The robot was powered by a pair of EVOLTA batteries, and used a tiny rope to ascend the cliff face. From the sounds of things this robot needed every ounce of power its batteries could provide: after 6 hours and 45 minutes the robot climber finally reached the top. [Pink Tentacle]

First Video of Grand Canyon's Glass Skywalk

Louis Ramirez — Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:48:55 EDT

It doesn't officially open till the 28th of March, but a few lucky visitors got an early glimpse of the Grand Canyon's Glass Skywalk. The see-through sidewalk juts out 70 feet over the cliff's edge, and the only things standing between you and the 4,000-foot chasm below are a lot of steel and 4-inch thick tempered glass. The glass plank can hold up to 800 people (each weighing 175 lbs). I'm pretty chicken when it comes to heights, but this is something I'd totally do, especially after seeing the video (post-jump). Only $25 for admission.

– Louis Ramirez
First Visitor Step onto Canyon Sidewalk [Spluch via TecheBlog]

First Real Photos of the Grand Canyon's Magnificent Glass Skywalk

Brian Lam — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 17:46:55 EST

The concept art for the Grand Canyon Skywalk was stunning. But the real glass pathway, jutting 70-feet out over the cliff edge, 3/4 of a mile over the river bed, promises to be far more so. What does it take to bring a project of this magnitude to life? A million pounds of steel, and 90 tons of tempered glass, apparently. Here are some of the first shots of the walkway's construction, courtesy of the LA Times' feature on the structure.

I'm not sure I have the guts to walk out over it. My faith in engineering and materials science simply doesn't extend that far. You?–Brian Lam

Grand Canyon Skywalk [Via Sci Fi Blog]