Time magazine has released its highly anticipated annual list of the “Best Inventions of 2025,” highlighting 300 groundbreaking innovations that have defined the past year. This marks the largest number of inventions ever featured in the ranking since its launch 25 years ago.

The expansion reflects the accelerating pace of global innovation, according to Time editors. Submissions were gathered from the magazine’s international network of journalists and editors, who evaluated nominees based on impact, originality, and usefulness.

The selected inventions span a wide range of categories:

• Robotics (including a new class of humanoid robots),

• Artificial Intelligence and digital tools,

• Health, beauty, and product design,

• Agriculture and food technology.

Among the standout innovations this year are a foldable projector, heated sneakers, a smart seatbelt, and the world’s first infrared hair dryer. These creations demonstrate how quickly new technologies are entering everyday life and reshaping industries.

Time also reflected on past inventions that made headlines in previous years, including flying cars, transparent laptops, and the MSG Sphere venue in Las Vegas.