How 432 robots are relocating a 7,500-ton historic building

How 432 robots are relocating a 7,500-ton historic building

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Shanghai is no stranger to jaw-dropping feats of engineering.  In the latest example, a Shanghai historic building moved by robots is capturing global attention. The relocation of the complex in Huayang, a Shikumen-style building weighing about 7,500 metric tons (approximately 8,267 U.S. tons) and covering roughly 43,400 square feet, is truly rewriting the rules.  This ambitious project is powered by a…

Shanghai Uses Hundreds of Robots to Move an Entire City Block, Buildings and All

Photo credit: SCMP Shanghai’s Zhangyuan neighborhood, a 140-year-old maze of tight alleys and Shikumen-style homes, just pulled off an engineering stunt for the ages. The Huayanli complex—7,500 tons of century-old buildings—was hoisted and shuffled across the city by 432 tiny robots, each small enough to fit in your hand, in a jaw-dropping technological dance. Huayanli, [...]

China temporarily relocates an entire city block, buildings and all

How do you relocate an entire 8,270-ton, 43,380-sq-ft (4,030 sq m), 100-year-old Shikumen brick building complex so you can build a multi-level subterranean shopping center, parking lot and subway connections under it? With robots, of course.Continue ReadingCategory: Architecture, TechnologyTags: Robotic construction, China, Artificial Intelligence, Construction