World’s First Walking House Can Avoid Natural Disasters, Uses Solar and Wind Power
What if your house could simply walk away from natural disasters? This house can. Designed by an art collective in Denmark, the 10 foot high house is solar and wind-powered and can walk across a variety of terrain. It is equipped with a living room, bed, toilet, kitchen, and wood stove, and is controlled by an internal mainframe computer.
>> Interested in solar power? See if group discounts are available in your city
The house, which is built on six hydraulic legs, is supposedly a way for people living in flood-prone areas to escape high waters unscathed.
Eventually, the house’s designers anticipate the £30,000 price tag going down enough for low-income families to afford it.
You Might Also Like
Most Businesses That Have Invested in Renewable Energy Plan to Add More 
Pedal Power from Nuru Light Replaces Kerosene with Clean Energy
Canada’s Largest Supermarket Chain Going Solar (on Over 100 Ontario Stores)
ALEC Says “Affordable Energy” Will Pull U.S. Out of Recession
October 21st, 2008 at 9:24 pm
This was invented shortly after the car, it’s called a trailer home. This is useless.
October 22nd, 2008 at 8:58 am
OMG Ariel, I don’t know where you find these stories, but thank you.
Flooding will be an important issue in the future as the global warming prediction maps indicate. People should take the matter seriously especially when purchasing a new home. Knowing the elevation of the location should be a primary consideration for anyone planning to live in a home for more than 20 years.
However, this is an odd idea that is probably better for promotional purposes than widespread application. Wouldn’t I need a driver’s license for this? The parallel parking test looks like it would be a real challenge!
And of course there’s the whole issue of whether they could use the commuter lanes if there’s more than one resident, and the inevitable home traffic jams.
October 23rd, 2008 at 9:44 am
Are we serious here? why not use wheels, Unless this thing can handle terrain as well as the big dog, which I’m sure it can’t, there’s no point to a ridiculously slow moving house. unless it’s constantly migrating, it’s not going to move fast enough to react to any flood/ natural disaster. You’d probably better off just having a house that doubles as a boat. or as John B said, a trailer.
November 6th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
I would hope that the natural disaster was not one that happened really fast. It’s great to have a house that can walk away; but, if the video is any indication, I would hate to be at home when a disaster hit. What is its top speed anyway
November 25th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
The real question is… Why?
February 14th, 2009 at 8:00 pm
“Lyreco, it’s faster than your slow-a** spider house”