WILL ROBOTS ONE DAY BE ABLE TO TAKE OVER ALMOST ALL PRODUCTION STEPS IN CLOTHING PRODUCTION?
September 11th, 2023
Research and development has been making major progress in the handling of limp objects such as fabric – a key challenge to the automation of the clothing industry. However, the clothing industry is still far from widely adopting robots, as a range of technical and economic realities are still working against these technologies.
Speaking to Just Style, industry experts agree that humans with their haptic abilities, such as when guiding fabric along a sewing machine or readjusting its position, cannot be easily replaced. On the other hand, there is in many ...
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