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.

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.