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A house that walks

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Ajit Kushwaha

The document describes a walking house - a modular dwelling system that can walk slowly through landscapes and cityscapes with minimal environmental impact. The house collects energy from solar panels and small windmills and includes basic living amenities. It is constructed from a framework with steel, aluminum, or wood exterior and has furniture integrated into the structure. Six mechanical legs allow it to walk at up to 5 km/hr and be programmed with GPS waypoints. The walking house is intended to provide a mobile living option for inhabitants while potentially including specialized modules for tasks like food production.

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Group no:2 TOPIC NAME: A House That Walks PROFESSOR NAME: PREPARED BY: JEET PATEL AJIT KUSHWAHA RISHI PANCHAL POOJAN JARIWALA HARDIK MALAVYA MIHIR PANCHAL
A House that walks
Contents Introduction Construction Technical specifications Advantages Situations of walking Conclusion
Introduction: WALKING HOUSE is a modular dwelling system that enables persons to live a peaceful nomadic life, moving slowly through the landscape or cityscape with minimal impact on the environment. This new invention is a collaborative effort between MIT and the Danish design collective N55. The house walks about five kilometers an hour, much similar to the walking speed of a human. The house can turn, move forward or backwards, or change height as required and can be programmed with GPS waypoints for travelling to destinations.
It collects energy from its surroundings using solar cells and small windmills. There is system for collecting rain water and a system for solar heated hot water. A small greenhouse unit can be added to the basic living module, to provide a substantial part of the food needed inhabitants. A composting toilet system allows sewage produced by the inhabitants to be disposed of. A small wood burning stove could be added to provide CO2 neutral heating. Solar panel and batteries
Construction: Each unit is equipped with the basic systems for maintaining everyday life for a maximum of four persons. But it could easily be scaled up for larger family structures. Furniture is an integrated part of the structure. The module can be constructed from numerous materials. It is based on a framework made of steel, aluminum or wood and can be covered with steel, aluminum, wood or even semi- permeable textiles. Furniture of walking house
Windows are made of polycarbonate. Insulation could be anything from thin plates of Polyethylene to wool. The rear of the modules opens up to form a stair that functions as an entrance. Each leg works as an autonomous unit with its own accumulators and linear actuators. The concept is that six legs could be mounted on any kind of structure and make it walk. When it walks three legs are always on the ground to provide the necessary stability. The structure should move at a slow pace similar to the walking speed of the human body. Accumulators and linear actuators
Technical specifications: Basic module: Height: 3.5 meters Width: 3.5 meters Length: 3.72 meters Weight: 1200 kg Max speed: 60 meters/hour Component list: Plating and framework wood and plywood Legs made of steel and mechanical components 12 linear actuators Solar panels and micro windmills Polycarbonate plates and interior equipment
Advantages: Walking house could easily be equipped with specialized modules for various forms of productions like greenhouses, small factories etc. A WALKING HOUSE or a WALKING VILLAGE could supply means for the inhabitants to make a living in this way while moving through the Landscapes and cityscapes. As an example a WALKING VILLAGE could be specialized in food-production or special modules for fish-farming, greenhouses and so on could be part of the construction.
Situations of walking:
A house that walks
Conclusion: It is a common fact that walking often helps a person concentrate their thoughts and creates a mental state that enforces mobility of the mind. The WALKING HOUSE is constructed to move at a pace similar to human speed exactly for this reason. By adding several modules together the system can provide dwellings that adapts to social needs for living as a single person, in a family, a collective or even in a WALKING VILLAGE. In this way the WALKING HOUSE adapts to persons instead of persons having to adapt to the house.

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A house that walks

  • 1. Group no:2 TOPIC NAME: A House That Walks PROFESSOR NAME: PREPARED BY: JEET PATEL AJIT KUSHWAHA RISHI PANCHAL POOJAN JARIWALA HARDIK MALAVYA MIHIR PANCHAL
  • 2. A House that walks
  • 3. Contents Introduction Construction Technical specifications Advantages Situations of walking Conclusion
  • 4. Introduction: WALKING HOUSE is a modular dwelling system that enables persons to live a peaceful nomadic life, moving slowly through the landscape or cityscape with minimal impact on the environment. This new invention is a collaborative effort between MIT and the Danish design collective N55. The house walks about five kilometers an hour, much similar to the walking speed of a human. The house can turn, move forward or backwards, or change height as required and can be programmed with GPS waypoints for travelling to destinations.
  • 5. It collects energy from its surroundings using solar cells and small windmills. There is system for collecting rain water and a system for solar heated hot water. A small greenhouse unit can be added to the basic living module, to provide a substantial part of the food needed inhabitants. A composting toilet system allows sewage produced by the inhabitants to be disposed of. A small wood burning stove could be added to provide CO2 neutral heating. Solar panel and batteries
  • 6. Construction: Each unit is equipped with the basic systems for maintaining everyday life for a maximum of four persons. But it could easily be scaled up for larger family structures. Furniture is an integrated part of the structure. The module can be constructed from numerous materials. It is based on a framework made of steel, aluminum or wood and can be covered with steel, aluminum, wood or even semi- permeable textiles. Furniture of walking house
  • 7. Windows are made of polycarbonate. Insulation could be anything from thin plates of Polyethylene to wool. The rear of the modules opens up to form a stair that functions as an entrance. Each leg works as an autonomous unit with its own accumulators and linear actuators. The concept is that six legs could be mounted on any kind of structure and make it walk. When it walks three legs are always on the ground to provide the necessary stability. The structure should move at a slow pace similar to the walking speed of the human body. Accumulators and linear actuators
  • 8. Technical specifications: Basic module: Height: 3.5 meters Width: 3.5 meters Length: 3.72 meters Weight: 1200 kg Max speed: 60 meters/hour Component list: Plating and framework wood and plywood Legs made of steel and mechanical components 12 linear actuators Solar panels and micro windmills Polycarbonate plates and interior equipment
  • 9. Advantages: Walking house could easily be equipped with specialized modules for various forms of productions like greenhouses, small factories etc. A WALKING HOUSE or a WALKING VILLAGE could supply means for the inhabitants to make a living in this way while moving through the Landscapes and cityscapes. As an example a WALKING VILLAGE could be specialized in food-production or special modules for fish-farming, greenhouses and so on could be part of the construction.
  • 10. Situations of walking:
  • 12. Conclusion: It is a common fact that walking often helps a person concentrate their thoughts and creates a mental state that enforces mobility of the mind. The WALKING HOUSE is constructed to move at a pace similar to human speed exactly for this reason. By adding several modules together the system can provide dwellings that adapts to social needs for living as a single person, in a family, a collective or even in a WALKING VILLAGE. In this way the WALKING HOUSE adapts to persons instead of persons having to adapt to the house.