BMW has revealed a concept car favouring style over technology, which will provide design cues for the German brand's next top-of-the-line vehicle. More about BMW unveils Concept 8 Series coupe designed as a "driver's car"
BMW Motorrad's latest concept vehicle is a zero-emissions scooter that would make it easier for riders to get around cities. More about BMW aims to "reinvent urban mobility" with connected scooter concept
Researchers at MIT's Tangible Media Group have brought the ethos of flat-packing to food, creating pasta shapes that go from two-dimensional to three-dimensional when dunked in water. More about MIT researchers create flat-pack food that takes shape in water
Using a pen or paintbrush, this small WiFi-connected robot arm is able to recreate on paper, whatever you draw on a touchscreen device. More about Affordable robot drawing arm brings computer sketches to life on paper
Skateboards, Snapchat Spectacles, an early Gay Pride flag and a self-driving car sit side by side in a new Design Museum exhibition that explores how California has become the new centre of the design industry. More about "Designed in California" is the new "made in Italy" according to Design Museum exhibition
A skyscraper 3D prints modular homes and dispenses them like a vending machine in the latest instalment of our Dezeen x MINI Living Initiative video series. More about Pod Vending Machine concept by Haseef Rafiei tackles housing demand by printing modular homes
As automation places millions of us at risk of losing our jobs, now is the time to rethink how humans and robots will coexist on this planet, says designer Madeline Gannon in this Opinion column. More about "How do you avoid a robot apocalypse?"
A continuous line of plastic makes up this intricate robot-built chair, designed using a new 3D-printing software by a team from the Bartlett School of Architecture in London. More about Robot-made Voxel chair designed using new software by Bartlett researchers
Dutch designer Merel Bekking has presented Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs with a shiny plastic rotating chair after scanning his brain to establish his subconscious style preferences. More about Merel Bekking reveals "scientifically perfect" orange swivel chair for Dezeen's Marcus Fairs
Italian architect Carlo Ratti's Paint By Drone system uses remotely controlled flying robots to cover buildings in giant paintings. More about Carlo Ratti designs graffiti-painting drones to safely make multistorey artworks
Our next Dezeen x MINI Living Initiative video explores Carlo Ratti's proposals to replace traditional heating and cooling systems with personalised environments for different occupants in a building. More about Carlo Ratti aims to reduce energy use with personalised heating and cooling systems
Architects Ministry of Design created this faceted robotics lab in Singapore to train and inspire engineers working with new automation technologies. More about Ministry of Design creates robot training facility lined with metal and tube lights
Transport app Citymapper has converted its extensive data analysis into a real-life bus that drives an under-serviced route in London. More about Citymapper "redesigns the bus" with new London transport service based on demand
London studio Seymourpowell's virtual-reality tool for automotive design allows people in various locations around the world to work together in real time. More about Seymourpowell demos VR software for collaboratively designing cars
Designers Joe Hollier and Kaiwei Tang have designed a dumbphone that intentionally lacks features, in hopes of encouraging users to disconnect from the internet. More about Minimalist Light Phone is designed to be used as little as possible
A group of design graduates and coders have created a spoof version of Dezeen that uses artificial intelligence to write comments about projects. More about Dezeen Bot List generates fake design discussions as "a comment on commenting"
Drones will transform the way buildings are designed, the way they look and the way they are used, according to architect Mark Dytham. More about Drones will bring "profound change" to architecture and cities, says Mark Dytham
Aiming to make the television the focal point of a room, Bodo Sperlein devised a sculptural design based on art deco and Bauhaus styles. More about Bodo Sperlein's latest product for Loewe aims to "de-geezer the TV"
A series of limited-edition items 3D-printed by Othr in materials including steel and porcelain are debuting at the Collective Design fair in New York today. More about Othr 3D-prints abstract vessels by emerging designers for Collective Design
Elon Musk has revealed a plan for easing city congestion that would see an underground network of tunnels transporting cars on high-speed skates travelling at 130 miles per hour. More about Elon Musk's Boring Company plans to beat traffic with underground "car skates"