New York-based engineering startup Esper Bionics has developed a prosthetic arm with intuitive self-learning technology that can predict intended movement faster than similar prosthetics. More about Esper Hand is a prosthetic arm with "human-like dexterity"
Hyundai has revealed its concept for a system called the "Mobility of Things", which would turn previously inanimate objects into robots and allow people to reconfigure spaces on demand. More about Hyundai proposes "Mobility of Things" system to add robotic technology to everyday objects
Scientists behind the world's first living robots have learned that these xenobots can reproduce and generate offspring, in a discovery that they say could help to explain the origin of life on Earth. More about Living robots evolve to procreate in "astounding" scientific breakthrough
Researchers from ETH Zurich are building a tall architectural structure that will evoke the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, in a project that involves working collaboratively with robots. More about ETH Zurich working with robots to evoke Hanging Gardens of Babylon
Central Saint Martins graduate Jann Choy has created an inflatable mask that reacts to your online behaviour. This one-minute video shows it in action. More about Liǎn mask uses artificial intelligence to respond to your emotions
Online retailer Amazon has debuted Astro, a robot with smart technology that can monitor a user's home, check in on family members and deliver household items. More about Amazon launches household robot Astro for home monitoring
Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have created an inflatable prosthetic hand that could be made for a fraction of the cost of similar prosthetics. More about MIT researchers develop inflatable mind-controlled prosthetic hand
Students at the University of Southern California's School of Architecture have designed and built a complex bridge in Los Angeles using a semi-robotic process that slashed construction waste. More about California students build Arroyo Bridge using collaborative robotics
Technology company Embodied has developed a robot companion for children that uses machine learning and artificial intelligence to process and respond to natural conversation and facial expressions. More about Moxie is a smart robot companion that teaches children life lessons
Elon Musk's neuroscience startup Neuralink has revealed the "dramatically simplified" design for an implant that aims to create brain-to-machine interfaces, alongside the robot that inserts it and several pigs that have the device installed. More about Elon Musk unveils updated Neuralink brain implant design and surgical robot
OPPO x RCA Humanising Technology: Animate is a robotic toy-making kit by Matthieu Muller intended to make electronics fun and accessible for children. More about Matthieu Muller's Animate toy-making kit introduces children to electronics
Spanish brand Nagami Design has switched the use of its robotic arm from making furniture to 3D-printing face shields for medical staff treating coronavirus patients. More about Nagami Design 3D-prints face shields to protect medical staff from coronavirus
China is deploying robots and drones to remotely disinfect hospitals, deliver food and enforce quarantine restrictions as part of the effort to fight coronavirus. More about Drones and self-driving robots used to fight coronavirus in China
Dezeen promotion: École des Ponts ParisTech has launched Build'in, a platform that reflects the university's move towards digital technologies, as the construction industry changes. More about École des Ponts ParisTech's Build'in lab tackles digitisation of construction
Sexual health technology for women is finally gaining acceptance according to founder of sextech startup Lora DiCarlo, who returned to CES this year with two new robotic massagers after its Osé product was banned in 2019 for being "immoral". More about "We're at the precipice of social change" when it comes to female sex tech says Lora DiCarlo
Smart-home technology and innovative cars were overshadowed at CES by tiny robots designed to be human companions. We've rounded up eight of the kitschiest offerings at this year's event. More about Eight cute and kitschy robots from CES 2020
Samsung introduced its vision of robots as "life companions" at this year's Consumer Electronics Show – a tiny, ball-shaped AI device that rolls around the house and responds to commands like a pet dog. More about Ballie the rolling robot is Samsung's near-future vision of personal care
Thin carbon fibres wind over a 3D-printed metal frame to form this bridge, made by university students in Shanghai using two emerging robotic fabrication techniques. More about Two robotic fabrication methods entwine to make Tongji University bridge
An exhibition at the V&A Dundee explores the evolving relationship between humans and robots. From 1920s sci-fi films to brain-controlled exoskeletons, curator Kirsty Hassard picks five highlights. More about V&A Dundee curator selects five designs that map the evolution of robotics
Montreal-based fashion designer Ying Gao has created a pair of robotic dresses that respond to their environment by rippling, expanding and contracting as if they are alive. More about Ying Gao's "chameleon-like" autonomous dresses react to their surroundings