Imagine the possibility of being able to jump out of your bed with ease and land gracefully on the floor. That may soon enough become a possibility, as researchers in England created, the “Right Trousers” after a movie called “Wrong Trousers.” The researchers aim:
“The Right Trousers project aims to develop new soft robotic technologies that will help older people and people with disabilities to live more independently and with greater quality of life.”
Other researchers have used robotic textile fibers, such as some researchers in Australia. These robotic textiles allow fabric to move by themselves. MIT researchers created advanced fabrics for soldiers and spies to use in the future.
MIT science professor Yoel Fink stated: “To make smart clothing truly transformational, though, requires computing power inside fabrics, so they can monitor physiological signs and direct the technology.” His knowledge about intelligent clothing could benefit the advancements of this new idea.
Building this type of clothing is not a cakewalk. Fink listed a few difficulties. First, installing the batteries or intelligence into the clothing, and then the hard part, making the clothing “feel, wear, and wash” the same way that normal clothes do. “Software is going to determine what services you’re receiving,” he said, “and that thing is going to look like your T-shirt and your pants that you’re wearing right now.”
Making sure the robots inside the clothing aren’t uncomfortable could be another challenge. Whether the robot is too heavy, bumpy, or any other way of being uncomfortable could be a challenge. Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio, a professor of mechanical engineering at Yale University agreed with Fink and also added: “[t]he added bulk of specialized fibers could make wearable smart textiles uncomfortable or difficult.”
Soon enough, you can expect tiny, comfortable robots stuck in your clothing, which may benefit you in multiple ways. Technology is rapidly growing, and the intelligent clothing could happen very soon.
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“The Right Trousers project aims to develop new soft robotic technologies that will help older people and people with disabilities to live more independently and with greater quality of life.”
Other researchers have used robotic textile fibers, such as some researchers in Australia. These robotic textiles allow fabric to move by themselves. MIT researchers created advanced fabrics for soldiers and spies to use in the future.
MIT science professor Yoel Fink stated: “To make smart clothing truly transformational, though, requires computing power inside fabrics, so they can monitor physiological signs and direct the technology.” His knowledge about intelligent clothing could benefit the advancements of this new idea.
Building this type of clothing is not a cakewalk. Fink listed a few difficulties. First, installing the batteries or intelligence into the clothing, and then the hard part, making the clothing “feel, wear, and wash” the same way that normal clothes do. “Software is going to determine what services you’re receiving,” he said, “and that thing is going to look like your T-shirt and your pants that you’re wearing right now.”
Making sure the robots inside the clothing aren’t uncomfortable could be another challenge. Whether the robot is too heavy, bumpy, or any other way of being uncomfortable could be a challenge. Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio, a professor of mechanical engineering at Yale University agreed with Fink and also added: “[t]he added bulk of specialized fibers could make wearable smart textiles uncomfortable or difficult.”
Soon enough, you can expect tiny, comfortable robots stuck in your clothing, which may benefit you in multiple ways. Technology is rapidly growing, and the intelligent clothing could happen very soon.
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