When it comes to sewing, it's complicated.

The rigid arm of a robot is still far less than that of human dexterous hands.

According to reports, from picking cotton,

Most of the processes in the process of cloth cutting have been automated.

Some professional machines can even sew buttons or pockets.

However, at present, no commercial robot can sew all kinds of cloth into a complete garment, such as a pair of jeans or a piece of cloth.

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But last month, Jonathan Zorno, the founder and sole employee of Sewbo, a Seattle start-up, said that he had made a major breakthrough: he said he had overcome the common obstacle of automated clothing, the problem of dealing with soft elastic cloth, and succeeded in using industrial robots to sew out a T-shirt.

The 30 year old former web developer was inspired by the 3D printing industry: during the 3D printing process, thermoplastic material was heated and melted and then molded.

According to the press release, he used such materials to process the fabric of T-shirts and harden them, so that the traditional robots could use them to make clothes, just like using metal sheets.

After that, soaking the clothes in hot water can restore the fabric to normal.

In the prototype design phase, he used the ready made Universal Robot robot in the market.

The price of the robot is close to $35 thousand, designed to work with humans or to help humans safely perform their work.

He claims that his technology can ultimately be used to customize and modify clothing on the spot according to customer preferences and shape.

With the popularity of fast fashion, he told reporters that reprogrammable robots can produce a large number of products in a large number, thus shortening the supply chain and reducing the long production commissioning cycle that plagued the fashion industry.

Recently, Adidas has showcase the first pair of new sports shoes designed and manufactured by the "fast factory", which is almost entirely a robot factory in Germany.

In May this year, contract manufacturer Foxconn introduced the robot to reduce its workforce from 110 thousand to 50 thousand.

This technology will have a huge impact on millions of people in Asia and Southeast Asia, especially for women.

According to the July 2016 report of the International Labour Organization (ILO), nearly 90% of clothing and footwear workers in Kampuchea and Vietnam may lose their jobs due to automated production lines.

"I'm not worried about how this will affect people in low wage environments," he said.

In history, every new technology will be worried. "