Architecture

RAI (Robotics and AI) Institute has built a new bipedal-wheeled robot prototype that gives us a glimpse of what versatile legs with efficient wheels can be. Designed for multi-mode locomotion, the Roadrunner weighs roughly 15 kilograms (33 pounds). Owing to its design and configuration, the robot on wheels with a set of symmetric legs can […]

Most architects study sustainable housing. Matti Kuittinen actually lives in it. The Aalto University professor and architect didn’t just design the Tiny House Shadow as a thought experiment. He built it in Lohja, Finland, about 40 miles from Helsinki, moved his family in, and made it his primary residence. The result is one of the

Most of us have a complicated relationship with mirrors. We lean in too close, angle our phones for better lighting, and still walk away unsure whether that new moisturizer is actually doing anything. The SIMETRA AI Mirror, designed by Second White, is betting that the problem was never us. It was the mirror itself. At

Summer 2013 belonged to Daft Punk. “Get Lucky” was everywhere, an inescapable groove machine that turned the French robots into genuine pop stars after years of underground credibility. The song marked a massive sonic pivot for the duo, trading their signature electro-crunch for live instrumentation, bringing in Nile Rodgers to lay down those disco guitar

Back in 2014, Sony shipped a small piece of plastic that clipped a phone onto a PS4 controller. It was limited to certain Xperia handsets, relied on Remote Play at a point when Remote Play was barely holding itself together over most home Wi-Fi networks, and it quietly disappeared without much fanfare. The idea of

Caviar has built its reputation on a specific kind of excess. An actual Rolex embedded into the back of an iPhone 14 Pro, retailing at $133,000. A custom iPhone 13 Pro cast from aluminum salvaged from a melted Tesla Model 3. A John Wick-themed iPhone 16 Pro so aggressively styled it looked like it belonged

Book-style foldables have had a proportions problem since the beginning. The tall, narrow inner displays most of them unfold to have always felt more like stretched phones than proper mini-tablets, making tasks like reading or taking notes feel a little off. Years of refinement have addressed crease visibility and hinge durability, but the shape of

If you’ve ever ordered something from an international retailer only to be blindsided by a customs bill at your door, you already know the frustration that designers Taehyeong Kim and Yu Jeong Choi were sitting with when they created zena. It’s a concept device that reads like the future of shopping, but it addresses a

Most DJ setups are built for one person. One set of decks, one headphone jack, one vision for how the night should sound. That has always made DJing feel like a solo art form, even when it happens in a room full of people. Twin, a concept design by Eunjung Jang, myyung kyun seo, workplace

Wall hooks are one of those home essentials that nobody really thinks about until they need them. Most are utilitarian at best and forgettable at worst, designed to hold things rather than be noticed. The category hasn’t changed much in decades, and the average hook aisle still feels like it’s catering to a warehouse. Most