Friday, January 26, 2018

Robots for T-Shirts


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Your Next T-Shirt Will Be Made by a Robot - IEEE Spectrum

"Georgia Tech spin-off SoftWear Automation is developing ultrafast sewing robots that could upend the clothing industry

At the Arkansas factory, owned by Tianyuan Garments Co., one of China’s largest apparel manufacturers, SoftWear’s robots, called Sewbots, will equip 21 production lines, designed to make 23 million T-shirts per year for Adidas.

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sewing robots will ultimately allow factories to produce clothing not only faster and cheaper but with greater customization."

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