In this week's comments update, readers are discussing a cat-shaped robot that blows air to cool down hot food and drink. More about "Far more useful than the majority of 'collectible' design" says commenter
US robotics company Tombot has unveiled Jennie, a battery and AI-powered robotic pet designed to provide companionship and comfort to those struggling with cognitive health. More about Tombot and Creature Shop create "hyper-realistic" robotic puppy for dementia patients
Japanese robotics startup Yukai Engineering has debuted a portable cat-shaped robot that blows air to cool down hot food and beverages at the Consumer Electronics Show. More about Yukai Engineering unveils tiny cat robot that blows on hot food and drinks
American design studio Fuseproject has designed a body for a robotic system by tech studio Kind Humanoid intended for various domestic and commercial environments. More about Fuseproject proposes "friendly" design for AI-enabled robot
Outdoor brand Arc'teryx and Google spinoff Skip have developed a pair of hiking trousers with a built-in exoskeleton that provides a 40 per cent power boost when walking uphill. More about "World's first powered pants" by Arc'teryx and Skip give hikers a boost as they walk
Texas A&M Department of Architecture students showcased their end-of-year projects in an exhibition held on the university's campus, as revealed in this video created by Dezeen for the programme. More about Texas A&M Architecture students reveal end-of-year designs in Dezeen video
San Francisco design studio Whipsaw has created a robot with padded "hands" programmed using artificial intelligence to give massages. More about Whipsaw creates Aescape automated massage robot
Lifelike robots could be a step closer to reality with a new development from the University of Tokyo, where scientists have made a prototype with living skin capable of a "natural smile". More about Scientists use living skin to create robot that smiles
Dutch architecture practice Studio RAP has designed a "wave-like" facade from ceramic tiles for a boutique store in Amsterdam using 3D-printing and algorithmic design. More about Studio RAP uses 3D-printed tiles to create facade informed by knitwear
Promotion: French engineering school École des Ponts ParisTech offers a master's degree that gives students and practitioners a comprehensive knowledge of parametric architecture, robotics and digital manufacturing. More about Ecole des Ponts' Digital Building Design course prepares professionals for "high-level positions"
Aiming to bridge the worlds of human and robotic construction, product design engineer Jasper Mallinson has created a wearable CNC machine that he believes could one day be used on worksites to help realise parametric designs. More about British student's wearable CNC machine gives makers "superhuman" abilities
British designer Gareth Neal and Dutch studio The New Raw have used thrice-recycled plastic and a new 3D-printing method to create the objects in the Digitally Woven series, which are printed in loops rather than layers. More about Gareth Neal and the New Raw develop 3D printing style based on crafts
People are asking the wrong questions about humanity's relationship with AI argues Madeline Gannon, a designer whose work focuses on communication between robots and people. More about Robots should be "good neighbours and good citizens" says Madeline Gannon
Promotion: global robotics technology brand Ecovacs is launching a new robot cleaning device that is designed to vacuum and mop the home at once. More about Ecovacs's self-cleaning mop and vacuum robot is "the Tesla of robot cleaners"
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features Studio Snoop's unveiling of Tilly Talbot, the "world's first AI designer", at Milan design week. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. More about Dezeen Agenda features "world's first AI designer"
Swedish School of Textiles graduate Pola Demianiuk has designed a collection of self-moving garments named Soft Assembly, which curl and contract around the wearer's body. More about Pola Demianiuk creates robotic clothing that "assists the body to be dressed"
California-based BioLab Studio has developed a system that uses 3D printers to construct wooden scaffolding that cultivates mycelium maintained by a robotic arm. More about BioLab Studio develops 3D-printed "bio scaffold" for growing mycelium
Australian architecture practice BVN and the University of Technology Sydney have created a low-carbon, 3D-printed system that "breathes" like frog skin. More about BVN and UTS rethink air conditioning with 3D-printed "breathing" system
Researchers at the Max Planck Institute have developed a robotic four-legged dog that uses an algorithm to learn to walk from scratch "like a baby giraffe". More about Morti is a robot dog that can learn to walk in an hour
Northwestern University researchers have created a tiny, crawling robotic crab that they claim, at half a millimetre wide, is the smallest remote-controlled walking robot ever made. More about Remote-controlled crab is "smallest-ever" walking robot