[Andrew] is bringing his old mechanical sewing machine into the 21st century by adding an Arduino control module. Originally, his Alfa sewing machine could only do a straight stitch or a zig-zag of… ...

The last time a piece of technology significantly overhauled the textile industry, it was 1842 with the invention of the sewing machine.Today, robots can handle parts of the garment-making process ...

The process requires an off-the-shelf sewing machine and a robotic arm, which is built by Universal Robots and costs about $35,000. The UR5 can be trained to continuously repeat a task; just move the ...

DARPA looks at developing robots to sew uniforms By David Szondy. June 18, 2012 ... although this has mostly involved lasers cutting patterns in stacks of fabric or automated sewing machines ...