Flatpack coffins and robot dogs: patents applications show UK inventions of 2023
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/oct/05/flatpack-coffins-and-robot-dogs-patents-applications-show-uk-inventions-of-2023
Other submissions included a vertical grand piano, smart goalie gloves and cheese made of potatoes
A robot dog that does the vacuuming, a flatpack coffin and a cross between a cookie and a cake were among the things that UK-based inventors thought up last year.