Self-Parking Slippers by Nissan

Nissan introduces self-parking slippers and furnishings. It’s interesting to see where self-driving and parking technology can be implemented aside from vehicles. With robots assisting in these types of work, humans can focus on providing better service to their customers. Less employees to hire for the business owner.



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Shape Shifting Meeting Space

Self-Assembly Lab at MIT has created a Transformable Meeting Space with Google. The woven structure made of wood and fiberglass, it folds and lifts half way when a rod is pulled and expands when it is relaxed.
For more pictures(above picture is also from following link) and information, check out:
http://www.archdaily.com/796317/mit-and-google-team-up-to-create-transformable-office-pods

Robotic Builder

BAM and Universe Architecture are building a 1:4 scale model of 'Landscape House' at the Fab City in Netherlands with a 3D printer capable of printing concrete. The bonding liquid is inorganic seawater and a magnesium-based binder. Full scale house will be presented in 2017. For more, go to:
http://www.constructionweekonline.com/article-39647-worlds-first-robotic-builder-to-enter-service/

Self-Driving Greenhouse Ball

William Victor Camilleri and Danilo Sampaio, researchers at Interactive Architecture Lab at UCL Bartlett School of Architecture, designed a sphere which would roam around using sensors to find its plants' desired environmental conditions. For more info, go to:

http://hyperallergic.com/293140/a-self-driving-greenhouse-ball-could-be-the-future-of-urban-gardens/

3D Printing + Prefabrication

ZAarchitects introduced "Smart Masonry", mixing advantages of 3D printing and prefabricating elements. For more information, go to 
http://www.archdaily.com/609108/digitized-bricks-zaarchitects-develop-smart-masonry

Self assembly lab & Soft robotics tool kit

Skylar Tibbits's Self Assembly LAB in MIT was featured on WIRE a week ago.
http://www.wired.com/2014/11/skylar-tibbits
Looking forward to seeing self assembling architecture soon!

Soft Robotics Toolkit from Harvard was introduced a while ago. 

softroboticstoolkit.com

Now it's really a matter of scaling these up.

fashion, robotics, and wearable technology

Dezeen has featured an interview with Benjamin Males of Studio XO who designed Lady Gaga's Anemone dress. http://www.dezeen.com/2014/04/21/movie-studio-xo-lady-gaga-anemone-benjamin-males/

lady gaga's anemone dress concept sketch (via Dezeen)

Cloths that can robotically fit you in any size vs. 3D printed dresses printed to your size. Which one would you prefer? If cloths can change sizes with simple button control, will it shrink to store? How would these types of clothing affect others people, environment, and technology?