A new prototype house walked around the campus of the Wysing Arts Centre in Cambridgeshire, England.
The
eco-friendly house is powered by solar cells and minature windmills,
and comes with a kitchen, a composting toilet, a system for collecting
rain water, one bed, a wood stove for CO2 neutral heating, a rear
opening that forms a stairway entrance, and six legs.
A collaborative effort
between MIT and the Danish design collective N55, the house walks about
five kilometers an hour similar to the walking speed of a human.
The
legs reguire a software algorithm to calculate the movement and
position of the legs to provide stability over varying terrain.
The house can turn, move forward or backwards, or change height as
required and can be programmed with GPS waypoints for travelling to
destinations.
