Skyscrapers floored robot style

Sticking a load of explosive at the base of unwanted buildings and depressing the plunger might produce some worthy footage but is a huge irritant to your neighbours and leaves a right old mess - Kajima Corporation of Japan are set to clean up.

Their all new demolition method recently ridded downtown Tokyo of two old structures with minimum disruption as it sits on the ground floor and removes the levels one-by-one.

Called the Daruma-otoshi demolition method the support columns are cut out an replaced with giant computer-controlled jacks, then the entire floor is lowered, debris removed and the process starts once again.

The company tells us that this robotic process reduces demolition times by 20% and also makes it easier to separate all the leftovers for recycling.

Check out the super speed video of the process in motion accompanied by some rather fine tunage.

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