Historic Primary School Building ‘Walks’ Using Robotic Feet to New Location Outside the Shanghai City Center

When an irregularly shaped, five-story primary school from 1935 became too unwieldy for a downtown Shanghai construction project, the architects decided against tearing the classic building down. Instead, workers set the historic building upon 200 sturdy mechanical supports with robotic legs and literally walked it 65 meters to its new location outside of the city … Continue reading Historic Primary School Building ‘Walks’ Using Robotic Feet to New Location Outside the Shanghai City Center