MIT's robot arm can tailor a dress using computerized knitting and heat-activated yarns
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from designboom | architecture & design magazine11 months ago
Led by Sasha MicKinlay, the 4D Knit Dress uses a robot arm to personalize garments by sculpting the fabric around the wearer's body with heat-activated yarns.
designboom | architecture & design magazinehttps://www.designboom.com/technology/mit-4d-knit-dress-robot-arm-computerized-knitting-heat-activated-yarns-03-11-2024/
Once the garment design is programmed, the robot arm sculpts the fabric with heat-activated yarns, offering options like pleats, pintucks, and waist cinching.
designboom | architecture & design magazinehttps://www.designboom.com/technology/mit-4d-knit-dress-robot-arm-computerized-knitting-heat-activated-yarns-03-11-2024/
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