People in awe after robots move entire 7,500 ton apartment in China in one swift movement
A sped-up video shows the building moving thanks to hundreds of tiny robots
People have been left in complete awe after robots have been able to move an entire 7,500 ton apartment in China in just one swift movement.
If you have ever wished that you could just pick up your home and move then you are in luck because that might be possible in the near future thanks to new technology.
Engineers in China might have found a new way to move buildings with demolishing and rebuilding them after they put hundreds of tiny robots to the task.
This took place at the Huayanli complex, which located in the Jing’an District of Shanghai.
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Developers hoped to build an underground three-storey structure under the complex, which proved to be a tricky feat to pull off.
In order to make it happen, authorities enlisted the help of 432 robots who were able to move the 13,222 square foot building, which had been reinforced and hoisted onto a steel frame.
The small bots are powered by hydraulics and have the ability to move the building up to 32 feet a day.
In a press release from the local government in Shanghai, it said: “The project has attracted attention not least due to the dense layout of historic structures, including Zhangyuan’s great hall, a 1928 building that once housed a night school for patriotic education in the 1940s, leaving little room for renovation or underground development.”
Once the building work is complete, the structure will be moved all the way back into its original spot.
A sped-up video of the robots shifting the building out of the way of new construction has caught the attention of people on social media, with many sharing their disbelief at the incredible technology behind it.
On Reddit, one user wrote: “I would adore a documentary on how they planned, designed and executed this… wow.”
Another said: “The CCP used to completely flatten historic neighborhoods in the pursuit of progress. It makes me extremely optimistic that they choose to do so much now to preserve their vivid past.”
A third joked: “Go home building, you’re drunk! Robots, walk him home.”
And a fourth person added: “What’s wild is cities used to do this like no big deal. Let’s move this building and would just do it.”
Once completed, the new structure underneath the original complex will include new parking spaces and cultural venues, as well as being integrated into three of Shanghai’s subway lines.