Adidas has found a new way to bring data in the shoe design equation, unveiling the Strung textile technology as part of its efforts to build out a new sneaker concept, the Futurecraft.Strung. The ...

Figure AI scales humanoid robot production 24x in four months, reaching 55 units weekly with 80% first-pass yields and ...

Robotic systems are transforming industries worldwide, from manufacturing plants to healthcare facilities. However, the journey from concept to deployment is often fraught with design and ...

Physical AI can tackle assembly of deformable materials in apparel and beyond -- with the right approach and software, says ...

Automation has taken over many areas of apparel manufacturing, but the next innovation could come in the form of robotic sewing. Levi Strauss & Co. participated in a project spearheaded by industrial ...

The ITA Institut für Textiltechnik of RWTH Aachen University will present a collaborative robot (cobot) including tools for semi-automated draping of reinforcement textiles at JEC World 2022 in Paris.

Often used to make rugs, tufting is a process wherein a hollow needle is used to cram thread or yarn into fabric in some kind of pattern. This can be done by hand, with a gun, or with big machines.

A lot of the stuff we use today is largely made by robots—arms with multiple degrees of freedom positioned along conveyor belts that move in a spectacle of precisely synchronized motions. All this ...