News / 'Sewbots': the hi-tech revolution with designs on fashion logistics

Softwear Automation

The retail supply chain could be “crushed” by new technology that would allow consumers to buy personalised apparel, locally made.

While there has been much scepticism over 3D-printing and robotics in the logistics market, now that applications for the technologies are being found, the future is becoming easier to predict. And it involves shorter, cheaper supply chains for fashion logistics.

Nike, famously, has already been using 3D printing for customised sport shoes. But perhaps most critically for the fast fashion industry, ‘Sewbots’ – something ...