Jaguar Land Rover has created self-driving cars with eyes that are used to communicate with pedestrians when it's safe to cross in front of them. More about Jaguar Land Rover's prototype driverless car makes eye contact with pedestrians
Norway's installation at the London Design Biennale features a telepresence robot, which keeps kids in touch with the classroom if they're off school with long-term illness. More about AV1 is a robot that helps ill children keep up with schoolwork
Minimalist designer Michael Anastassiades is behind Bang & Olufsen's circular Beosound Edge, which is both speaker and volume knob in one. More about Michael Anastassiades designs Bang & Olufsen speaker you adjust by rolling
Dezeen promotion: the Dezeen x Samsung Ambient Mode design competition has been whittled down to a shortlist of five, who have shared the thinking behind their designs with Dezeen. More about Top five finalists announced in Dezeen and Samsung's TV Ambient Mode competition
British product designer Hans Ramzan has created a pocket-sized device that enables people to test themselves for HIV from the comfort of their own home. More about Catch device lets users in developing countries test themselves for HIV at home
The New York Public Library is posting versions of classic books and accompanying animations to its Instagram stories, encouraging the digital generation to read more. More about New York Public Library launches Insta Novels to make literature "more accessible"
Landing and recharging pads for drones will become ubiquitous atop urban buildings within a few years, according to a company that is buying up London rooftops for a network of drone ports. More about London rooftops snapped up for "vertiports" as drone travel moves closer
Syrian designer Yamen Saraiji has designed a wearable, two-armed robot that acts as an extension to the human body. More about Backpack-style robot companion gives wearer two functional extra hands
Dezeen promotion: a virtual architectural extension, a window to other parts of the world and an interactive ninja feature on the longlist in the Dezeen x Samsung TV Ambient Mode Design Competition, revealed today. More about Top 15 designs revealed in Dezeen and Samsung's TV Ambient Mode competition
A compression top with an auto-tightening collar that promises to reduce whiplash and concussion is the first product from Canadian sports tech start-up Aexos. More about Halo smart collar designed to protect athletes from concussion
California architecture studio Ozel Office has created a blobby robotic sculpture that changes shape in the presence of people, or through the movements of those wearing a matching virtual reality headset. More about Shape-shifting Cypher sculpture by Ozel Office is controlled by motion
Sportswear brand Reebok has applied a texture-changing gel used in NASA's spacesuits to make a bra that adapts to support different levels of movement. More about Reebok's gel-infused PureMove sports bra firms up in response to movement
Chinese bike-sharing company Mobike has partnered with Dutch design studio Springtime to create an electric version of its signature orange bicycle. More about Mobike launches electric bike for dockless sharing
Tech entrepreneur Lapo Ceccherelli has developed a six-millimetre-wide tracking device that can help you find a lost smartphone or set of keys. More about Filo Tag is a tiny device that helps you keep track of your valuables
Concrete mixtures could be strengthened by adding nanoparticles extracted from carrots and other root vegetables, research currently underway at England's Lancaster University suggests. More about Carrots could be key to stronger concrete
DJI, the world's largest drone manufacturer, says it has limited ability to control how its technology is used, following a reported assassination attempt on the Venezuelan president using the company's drones. More about "We have limited ability to control what people do with our products" says drone company DJI
OpenAI — a non-profit started by Elon Musk — has found a way to programme a robot hand so that it can nimbly manipulate an object using human-like movements it has taught itself. More about OpenAI creates Dactyl robot hand with "unprecedented" dexterity
Venezuelan officials have claimed a thwarted assassination attempt was made against President Nicolás Maduro using explosives strapped to drones. More about Weaponised drone reportedly used in failed assassination attempt
Dezeen promotion: the deadline to enter Dezeen and Samsung's competition to create Ambient Mode graphics for the brand's QLED TVs has been extended. More about Entry deadline extended for Dezeen and Samsung's €29,500 TV Ambient Mode competition
A lightweight concrete ceiling with formwork 3D-printed from sand is among the innovations to feature in an experimental robot-made house built by university ETH Zurich. More about ETH Zurich makes lightweight concrete ceiling using 3D sand-printing