Innovations are often used in unexpected ways. How would a waiter at Café LUX in Nijmegen put robot Christine to work? Myrte Nowee investigates.

The GyBAR is a robotic backpack with a medical purpose. For people unsettled by strokes and spinal cord injuries. But what could it do for a bicycle courier? Liza Oomens investigates.

Lunar Zebro is an ambitious project to send cheap rovers to the moon. It could democratise space exploration. But suppose we sent these sturdy little robots into the world of interior decoration?

Remember flying a kite as a child? You had to muster all your strength to keep it from flying away. Professor Roland Schmehl and his team use this force and harvest electricity from it. But what would happen if we put this invention in the hands of a kindergarten teacher?

TU Delft researchers have designed a robotic ball that ball that rolls around by itself, inviting young children to explore and get active. Right now this autonomous ball is optimised for play, but we know that inventions are often used in unexpected ways. So we ask brasserie chef Lisan Peddemors the question: What if you would use this?

Researchers at MAVLab are developing swarms of tiny drones for exploring and mapping dangerous places. But history shows that new technology is often used in unexpected ways. So in this series of articles, we take early-stage robotics from the research lab and bring it to a randomly selected workplace in the outside world.