Here’s what we looked at this week:
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University of Tokyo researchers have developed Jizai Arms, wearable extra robot arms. Sadly, at this point the applications appear to be artistic rather than practical.
The TP-7 Field Recorder, an audio recording device by Teenage Engineering, features sleek design, analog controls and a focus on UX.
Lexus used to have a little visor to block sun coming over the top of the rearview mirror. Aftermarket designs are disappointing.
Image: BearzerkerX
These elegant Tai tables and stools, by Taiwan-based SUNRIU Design Studio, were designed to be made from sheet metal scraps from a decommissioned substation.
This surprising Curve Chair, by furniture designer Racheal Heritage, incorporates a wraparound back impressively made from a single piece.
Derived from sustainable seaweed, SEA Tech resins look and feel like plastic, and are compatible with existing plastics manufacturing machinery.
Naoto Fukasawa designs some subtle haptic touches into his Half Dome Lamps for Kettal.
In collaboration with Häfele, architect Michael Hilgers designed these hidden furniture pieces to quickly turn a hotel room into a workable office. (Click here for video.)
OpenAI’s Shap-E can do text-to-3D-modeling. This paves the way towards voice-controlled CAD, though for now it’s primitive.
The FinalPress, a miniaturized French press that makes coffee in your mug, has landed nearly $500K on Kickstarter.
Left, Tesla’s Optimus. Right, Sanctuary AI’s Phoenix
The Col Chair, by industrial designer Francesc Rifé, is a reinterpretation of European school chairs from the ’80s/’90s.
