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French tiny house firm Baluchon has made a name for itself designing very small and lightweight homes, like the Escapade and Odyssée. Its latest model, the Ondine, is similar in style to those and serves as both a full-time home and workplace to a masseur in the Alps.

In-car voice-control has come a long way in recent times, but many of us would agree that there's room for improvement. Bosch is aiming to do just that with a multilingual voice assist system that it claims can respond to natural language ... and you can call it whatever name you like.

Whether any of the following are likely to follow in the footsteps of once-derided products like the bendy straw and change the world remains to be seen, but to borrow a phrase from another oddball invention, for the following devices it's probably "outlook is not so good."

Those familiar with Margot Krasojević know not to expect a dull, run of the mill design from the experimental architect and her latest work doesn't disappoint. The Self-Excavation Hurricane House would use the power of the wind to dig itself into the ground when a hurricane strikes.

Boeing has released a partial image of its entry in the US Navy's MQ-25 Stingray unmanned tanker competition. Currently completing engine runs before starting deck-handling demonstrations next year, the swept-wing drone is designed to act as a carrier-based in-flight refueling aircraft.

In places like disaster sites, it's entirely possible that robots' locomotion systems could be damaged. Would that just stop them in their tracks? Perhaps not, if they're anything like a new brittle star-inspired robot.

At this week's CES 2018, LG Electronics unveiled its latest line of robots. Unlike the previous lineup that arrived at CES 2017, the latest CLOi (pronounced KLOH-ee) robot brand is composed of three robots based on a common design that interacts with travelers and customers at premium supermarkets.

​Following its first public runs back in October, the team behind the Bloodhound Supersonic Car has shifted its focus to the dry lake bed in South Africa, where it hopes to shatter the world's land speed record in 2020.

It may look like the latest SUV, but the first vehicle from automotive startup Byton is more an SIV, a "Smart Intuitive Vehicle." Hopefully that acronym and description experience quick deaths while the startup's vision for smart, connected mobility lives on and evolves into reality.

​While bullet-proof body armor does tend to be thick and heavy, that may no longer be the case if research being conducted at The City University of New York bears fruit. Scientists there have determined that two layers of stacked graphene can harden to a diamond-like consistency upon impact.

​It's an unfortunate fact of life that as people get older, their sense of balance diminishes. This means that seniors have a higher than average risk of falling when cycling. They may be less likely to do so, however, if the senior-specific Sofie e-bike reaches production.

New for 2018, the Toyota​ C-HR is a subcompact crossover aimed towards a younger, more urban audience. It features edgy looks, a larger-than-expected interior, and Prius-like efficiency and handling. Some of these are good things.