We're used to seeing this kind of thing in cartoons such as the Simpsons (you know the episode where everyone goes security crazy due to the crime pandemic sweeping over Springfield and a security obsessed home owner gets a house with legs that can run away from burglars), but now the moving house has arrived, albeit it's in desperate need of a design overhaul, but it's a reality.
Find out more and watch it on the move in a video after the jump...
The Walking House actually looks like something from a cult horror movie, which captures humans and keeps them incarcerated in its cold and dank holding prison, before taking them to its leader so it can suck out your brain and gather our intelligence (ok, I may have stole half the plot from Starship Troopers). This giant metal beetle with yellow shoes walking house was designed and built by N55, and is apparently a "fully functional home with all the modern conveniences".
It moves at a speed of up to 60 metres per hour and is entirely solar powered, which might prove a bit tricky if it runs out of juice while in transit. It's got everything covered with a system in place for collecting rain water and another for solar heated water. A composting toilet system's been put in place too, allowing human waste to be properly disposed of (well you don't want your house smelling like s**t do you?). If you really want to garner those green points, you could add a small wood burning stove to provide CO2 neutral heating, or a small greenhouse unit to provide food.
Designed for nomadic living, the Walking House sounds ideal for the eco friendly. See it in action for yourself. You really can't appreciate it until it moves (I wouldn't want to be inside though).
[via Geeky Gadgets]
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