Revealed: The best inventions of 2024 - from Tesla's futuristic Robotaxi to Huawei's tri-fold smartphone

From the steam engine in 1712 to the first ever iPhone in 2007, each year sees the birth of ever more incredible inventions. And after a year of mind-boggling tech, it's clear that 2024 has been no exception to the rule. The last 12 months have seen brilliant minds from around the world creating some mind-blowing and potentially world-changing breakthroughs. With 2024 almost at its end, MailOnline has taken a look back at some of this year's coolest gadgets and most exciting innovations. From an AI for designing proteins to a real-life pair of Wallace and Gromit's'techno trousers', these inventions are a glimpse of how we all might be living in the future. And when it comes to big breakthroughs, this year has been a resounding success for billionaire Elon Musk.