How robotics is changing the apparel industry

In Episode 199 of The Robotic Record Podcast, our visitor is Camera Myers, owner and chief executive officer of CreateMe Technologies, that talks about the ingenious application of robotics and glue innovation in garment manufacturing.

Myers shares understandings on the obstacles dealt with in automating apparel production, the advantages of utilizing adhesives over standard sewing techniques, and the possibility for reshoring manufacturing in action to transforming tolls. The conversation additionally discovers the future trajectory of his business, highlighting its dedication to sustainability and the significance of adjusting to progressing customer needs.

Editor’s note: This meeting with Myers regarding CreateMe is the very first episode where we’re additionally releasing the video clip meeting on our YouTube network.

Program timeline

• 5:20– Steve Crowe and Mike Oitzman evaluate the information of the week
• 20:00– Oitzman and Eugene Demaitre meeting Camera Myers, Chief Executive Officer of CreateMe

Information of the week

Aldebaran, manufacturer of Pepper and Nao robotics, placed in receivership

Aldebaran, the manufacturer of the Nao and Pepper humanoid robotics, supposedly declared personal bankruptcy in mid-February and has actually given up a lot of its personnel as it searches for an additional purchaser.

Established In 2005, the French business launched the Nao system for instructional and growth usage in 2007. It ultimately marketed 20,000 devices. SoftBank Team obtained Aldebaran for $100 million in 2012 and rebranded it as SoftBank Robotics Europe.

The taller Romeo robotic was produced in 2009 for home usage yet never ever made it to market. Still, Nao and Pepper came to be extremely noticeable ambassadors of humanoid robotics prior to the current AI-enabled wave.

Masayoshi Child, chairman and chief executive officer of Japan’s SoftBank Team, presented Pepper on phase in 2014. The rolled humanoid was planned for customer-service and friendliness functions. The business marketed 17,000 devices yet quit manufacturing in 2021 as a result of weak need.

In 2022, Germany-based United Robotics Team obtained SoftBank Robotics Europe, which was rebranded back to Aldebaran. It still shed $38 million in its 2019 to 2020 and greater than $119 million over the previous 3 years.

Legislative Robotics Caucus relaunches to assist united state sector

While the united state does not have a central commercial plan, different stakeholders have actually functioned to raise the concern of robotics. Rep. Jim McGovern (D-MA) lately revealed the relaunch of the Congressional Robotics Caucus. McGovern will certainly function as co-chair of the caucus with Reps Bob Latta (R-OH), Haley Stevens (D-MI), and Jay Obernolte (R-CA).

Considering That 2007, the advising body of the united state Legislature has actually worked as a bipartisan initiative. It has actually supplied a discussion forum to existing and go over problems around robotics, functioned to raise understanding amongst participants of Congress regarding robotics study and sector, and advertised united state financial competition.

The Legislative Robotics Caucus had actually not assembled officially because 2019, according to Henrik Christensen, the Qualcomm Chancellor’s Chair of Robotic Equipments and a prominent teacher of computer technology at the Division of Computer Technology and Design at UC San Diego. He is additionally the primary editor of “A Roadmap for United State Robotics.”

Amazon trains humanoids to provide plans

The Details reported recently that Amazon is creating AI software application that will certainly make it possible for humanoid robotics to take plans from Rivian electrical vans to consumers’ front doors. The Brink and Silicon Valley adhered to in protection, keeping in mind that Amazon has actually introduced an agentic AI group to educate robotics to run in its circulation and logistics centers.

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