Robotic Legs Help 7-Ton Primary School Walk to Its New Location – IAM Network

It's not every day that you get to see a building walk on its own robotic legs, but here's one of those rare occasions. Authorities in Shanghai, China moved a 7-ton building to a new location by propping it up on robotic legs. This is relatively new technology developed in 2018 and it's being used as an alternative to the traditional way of relocating a building, which involves using side rails or flatbeds. Because the 1935-built Lagena Primary School had to go in order to make room for a new shopping center, authorities decided that, instead of tearing it down, they should move it. The shape of the building posed the biggest challenge, since it meant the traditional way couldn't be used, SCMP reports, as you can see in the video below.