Watch a robot sew a shirt from start to finish

[@ifranksultan]

Try doing that with cotton or silk now

[@truth8508]

That's a universal robot and not fast. It's not known for it's accuracy either. While I endorse machines to help humans be efficient this has a long way to go.

[@rohernandez0410]

Weird to see so many comments about Robots taking jobs when we are in the midst of an epic labor shortage.

[@Violethood]

Try with actual fabric like cotton and silk.

[@malikjalaluddin3239]

Beautiful

[@williamhuang5329]

Hanzhen harmonic drive gear , robot joint , strain wave reducer, over 30 years experinece

[@santiagosuarez3132]

hahaha alright

[@amintaslneto]

Sign of times

[@vladimirsukmeovf1211]

What fucking times man?

[@overlycreative1]

The only job in the future will be shareholders or owners.

[@charleslundy7545]

Why can humans not give robots fingers yet? Is it too complicated or are they scared of the ai children the humans would create? I think both.

[@NorroTaku]

Bro fingers are stupid A single effector can do what 10 fingers cant Same reason a car doesn't have feet Wheels are better End of Story

[@charleslundy7545]

@@NorroTaku but they need fingers to efficiently sort through trash i think. Tasks like that

[@charleslundy7545]

Maybe all their fingers could be opposable digits!

[@surinderdhiman]

Amazing machines Hats off to the designers and the engineers 👌 👍✌👏

[@SantaBarbaraDianne]

A toddler could have done a better job but still impressive.

[@triad6425]

So even in Bangladesh, ppl will be out of a job. 20 years left get your now.

[@klasspodcast4396]

even child labor will be made obsolete got to make a profit,

[@knowntoache]

Gucci robots lol

[@MadeOnBike]

Very expensive looking robot arm...cheap Brother home sewing machine with plastic gears hahaha must really be on a budget. How about the team of folks that are going to either wind or load the pre-loaded bobbins (then throw away them when empty)? Need a good chain stitch or commercial overlock machine to overcome that. There will still be mechanics and operators of the machines irregardless. What I'd really like to see is the process and cost of stiffening the fabric. Looks like a real mess. Probably will work in limited applications only.

[@SantaBarbaraDianne]

Mike Kendall I think the only way for robotics in garment industry to work is if it's done like an assembly line combining humans and machine like most automated factories do

[@MadeOnBike]

Hello Dianne, Well I have been following this company. They started with a 1.8 million (or maybe it was 1.6) grant from DARPA because of the loss of skilled sewers and the requirement by law to mfg. uniforms in country. Apparently, as I looked into it they had a good run at making towels using robots. In early 2018 there is a 300 plus robot factory opening in Atlanta from this same company but Chinese owned..made in USA for stuff like Nike shirts at a cost of 33 cents per shirt finished. The cutting is easy of course by CNC. A simple T-shirt is still a big step because of tolerance and quality. Each robot will be able to finish just over 2 per minute. Same company bragged a couple years back they could make jeans! Well that is a different animal because of the complexities added. I am starting a jeans biz myself and have invested in all the production line equipment from the different types of overlock, to hemming (dedicated), waistband, feed off the arm felled seam, high speed single needle, double needle split bar, double needle fixed bar and on and on and on. Yes, I agree that robotics is going to make things better. However that is mostly in simple to make items and cutting. Micro controllers obviously have made things like auto thread cut, needle up/down, counted stitches as well as back tack etc but that is combined with humans as you eluded to. Auto factories still need manual labor and they use rigid materials. Here is the link for the upcoming factory but I feel absolutely no competition as are focused on a niche product work jeans that will double for motorcycle safety jeans and way way too complex for robots much less inexperienced human operators (oh and my background is electronics not garment or textile). Best regards, Mike www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-08-30/china-snaps-up-america-s-cheap-robot-labor

[@Sickboyfriend]

Good bye human labor. Hello robot overlord.

[@petroklawrence6668]

I don't think you know what an overlord is, it isn't someone who does stuff for you for free.

[@hectorsimbronguillen8630]

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