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Fits.me – robot-helper for online shoppers
03.08.2010
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Online shopping has taken over most facets of modern retail, but buying clothes via the interwebs is something more of a hard sell. As noticed by BBC and endgadet , Estonian firm Massi Miliano, introduces the Fits.me virtual fitting room with a shape-shifting mannequin that makes that a little easier for men. After three years of research in combining robotics with fashion this portfolio enterprise of Estonian Development Fund came up with robotic torso, comprised of flexible panels that can shift between thousands of different shapes and sizes from small to extra large. A clothing company puts a new shirt on the bot and a camera captures it cycling through a variety of body types like a T-1000 sinking into a pit of molten steel. When you enter your measurements online, the e-tailer looks up the appropriate pics and buyer can see how he will look in that Warwick Tailored semi-cutaway. As for women - the latest word is that a female model might be ready in October. |
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