Opinion: the Pokémon GO smartphone video game has become a cultural phenomenon that is changing the way people interact with cities and buildings, says Alex Wiltshire. More about "Pokémon GO has redrawn the map of what people find important about the world"
MIT Media Lab has partnered with designer Yves Béhar on a smart furniture system for micro apartments, which can turn the space into a bedroom or living room at the touch of a button (+ movie). More about Yves Béhar and MIT's Ori robotic furniture reconfigures tiny apartments
Advances in electric motors could see jet aeroplanes replaced by battery-powered craft and usher in a new era of personalised electric flying machines, according to transportation designer Paul Priestman. More about Electric planes and passenger-carrying drones are the future, says Paul Priestman
Police used a robot to kill Dallas shooter Micah Xavier Johnson, in what is thought to be a first in US history. More about Killer robot used by police for first time in US history
Graduate shows 2016: Central Saint Martins student Charlotte Nordmoen has designed a robotic potter that anticipates a time when human labour is no longer needed (+ movie). More about Charlotte Nordmoen's Humanmade robot designer could replace potters
Graduate shows 2016: Royal College of Art graduate Ted Hunt has designed a search engine that allows users to search the web using principles based on the Socratic method. More about Ted Hunt's Socratic Search invites Google users to question their assumptions
Graduate shows 2016: Taiwanese designer Shawn Yang has created a giant version of a Spirograph toy that makes three-dimensional patterns on homeware (+ slideshow). More about Shawn Yang uses giant Spirograph to make home accessories
Car brand Rolls-Royce has designed its first ever concept car, billed as a vision for a future of driverless luxury vehicles with a built-in "red carpet" and lighting system that announces its arrival to bystanders (+ slideshow). More about Rolls-Royce unveils its first concept car design for future of driverless VIP transport
Haworth white papers: sophisticated sensors could contribute to a healthier and happier workforce by tracking the way offices are used and adjusting them automatically, according to new research by US furniture giant Haworth. More about Sensor technology can improve office design and create happier employees, says Haworth
Technology company Mona has designed cotton goggles that incorporate a wearer's smartphone to function as a virtual reality headset (+ slideshow). More about Mona's Mask is a soft cotton alternative to VR headsets
Beijing tech startup Zero Zero Robotics has launched a self-flying drone camera that uses facial recognition to record video while hovering in the air. More about Zero Zero Robotics' Hover Camera acts like an invisible tripod
Robots could soon be infiltrating urban sewage systems to identify potential outbreaks of disease before they happen, according to architect and MIT professor Carlo Ratti (+ interview). More about Sewage-sampling robots could help eliminate diseases in cities, says MIT architect Carlo Ratti
The company behind the world's first widely available modular smartphone has released a set of concepts imagining completely new gadgets created with Google's Project Ara (+ slideshow). More about Seymourpowell creates gadgets from Google's Project Ara modular phone
Canadian designer Philippe Malouin has added a small bowl to new 3D-printed homeware brand Othr's collection of items, as part of its chain of fortnightly product launches (+ slideshow). More about Philippe Malouin contributes 3D-printed bowl to Othr's growing homeware range
Italian architect Carlo Ratti has designed a system for an office in Turin that instructs heating, lighting and cooling systems to follow occupants around the building like an "individually-tailored environmental bubble". More about Carlo Ratti's Office 3.0 uses Internet of Things to create personalised environments
Google has used its Jacquard technology to weave conductive threads into a Levi's jacket, turning its sleeves into touch-sensitive panels that can be used to control electronic devices (+ movie). More about Google teams up with Levi's to create interactive denim jacket
US technology giant Google has demonstrated a current prototype of its modular smartphone Project Ara and announced it will begin shipping developer editions later this year (+ slideshow). More about Google to start shipping modular smartphone Project Ara
One-minute movie: London studio VRtisan claims its virtual reality technology will allow architects and designers to create buildings and products intuitively in 3D space around them. More about VRtisan develops new virtual reality tools for architects
New virtual reality tools will allow architects and designers to create buildings and products intuitively in 3D space around them, according to the director of visualisation studio VRtisan (+ movie). More about VR goggles combined with hand-held controllers offers architects "a whole new way of designing"
Designers Ron Culver and Joseph Sarafian have developed a method of casting concrete in Lycra stretched by robotic arms, which they believe could be used to create radical new architectural forms (+ movie). More about Fabric-cast concrete is the construction method of the future, say designers