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WIRED.COM: Why Robots Can’t Sew Your T-Shirt

SOFTWEAR AUTOMATION is a robotics company that wants to make T-shirts. “We want to make a billion T-shirts a year in the US, all made on demand,” says SoftWear CEO Palaniswamy

Softwear Automation Sewbots: The Future of Apparel Manufacturing?

The sewing process has often been described as the “last mile” of apparel manufacturing automation. In this interview, Palaniswamy “Raj” Rajan, Chairman & CEO, Softwear Automation, talks about how sewbots,

MDS: The robots, on the hunt for work

The robots will be a key factor in the production and will become 8.5% of the global manufacturing force, according to a study made by Oxford Economics.The robots, hunting for

Atlanta Journal Constitution: Machines drive textile industry comeback bid in South

Automation and artificial intelligence are revolutionizing the American workplace as machines perform tasks once unique to humans. The changes are affecting everything from picking goods off warehouse shelves to customer

McKinsey Apparel, Fashion & Luxury Group: Is Apparel Manufacturing Coming Home?

Tomorrow’s successful apparel companies will be those that take the lead to enhance the apparel value chain on two fronts: nearshoring and automation. It cannot be just one of them and it

FOX News: SoftWear Automation Interview – AI vs Tariffs

Watch our interview with FOX News on artificial intelligence versus tariffs. CEO Palaniswamy Rajan explains how SEWBOT®S with AI will enable local supply chain manufacturing in the US and Europe

Forbes: SoftWear Automation Has A Cure For What Ails Fashion Retail

Fast-fashion business models, vertical integration, robust inventory management systems and other supply-chain strategies are offered as a solution to what ails the fashion retail industry today. The industry’s challenges are summarized

CBInsights: The Future Of Fashion … How Tech Is Reshaping The Industry

A look at the evolution of the fashion industry and where technology is taking it next, from AR/VR dressing rooms to temperature-changing fabrics and beyond. Fashion has always been a hotbed

The Economist: Worries about premature industrialisation

Automation is less of a threat to workers in the emerging world than it is made out to be BANGLADESH EXPORTS 60% more ready-made garments than India, a country with

Fast Economy: “Would you pay $1.50 more for a $27 T-shirt to double the worker’s wages?”

A report released by the Copenhagen Fashion Summit today found that it would only cost about €1.35 ($1.50) to double the wages of those producing T-shirts that retail for €25