MIT’s 4D knit dress created by a robot arm

November 11th, 2024

The heat-activated yarns follow the robot’s sculpting instructions, such as pintucks, an empire waist, or a cinched waist. Photo: MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab | photo by Olivia Mintz. MIT’s Self-Assembly Lab team has developed the 4D Knit Dress, a new way to personalize a dress in any size using a six-axis robot arm (typically used in the automotive industry), […]

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