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nik bentel tranforms handbag into RC car, and yes, you can drive it around


the limited-edition handbag combines luxury craftsmanship with motion technology.

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ZZZN coat doubles as sleeping bag with headpiece and red light so users doze off anywhere


the sleepwear uses biometric data monitoring as well as headphones that play two types of music with frequency bands to help people fall asleep.

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vollebak’s shielding suit with silver blocks radio waves so no one can track, hack or call users


these silver-added jacket and pants have the same electromagnetic shielding technology that NASA has used for its mars rover.

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furry robot ‘mirumi’ clips on bags and interacts with people by looking and nodding at them


while holding onto the bag handles like a koala or a sloth, the device with a sensor rotates its head and slightly bows to acknowledge passersby.

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ying gao’s robotic clothes shine with broken mirrors that dance on their own


broken pieces of soft mirrors are pieced together using medical cotton gauze refined with 18-carat gold finishing, sewn them onto the garments to complete the kinetic-like clothing.

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NIKE and zellerfeld reimagine air max 1 as 3D printed sneakers named 1000


unveiled during complexcon 2024 in las vegas, the 3D printed silhouette receives the same airbag tubes at the bottom of the heel part for soft cushioning.

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vollebak makes martian aerogel jackets from space parachutes NASA used in rover mission


for the jacket’s inside, the brand injects silica aerogel built by the same team that makes the space agency’s heat shield for the mars rover.

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mechanized flip-flops beat their ‘drums’ in meriem bennani’s exhibition at fondazione prada


on view until february 2025, the moroccan artist presents a series of mechanical installations and an animated art film for her exhibition ‘for my best family.’

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padrone’s wearable AI mouse ring can turn any surface into laptop or computer touchpad


first introduced in 2018, it has taken the technology team ten years in total to develop the 3D printed device. they’re confident now to say that the release begins in may 2025.

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sneakers that grow: ÜNOS by Sz shoes expand when users’ feet size and shape enlarge


flipping the sneakers, there’s an open-seam, Z-shaped outsole that stretches over time so the shoes match the users’ current foot size and shape.

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