MIT 4D Knit Dress Heat Gun Robot
MIT researchers unveil an innovative 4D Knit Dress that combines several technologies to create a personalized fit and style. These include heat-activated yarns, computerized knitting, and robotic activation around each garment for a sculpted fit.



Sasha MicKinlay, a textile designer and researcher at the Self-Assembly Lab, teamed up with the Ministry of Supply to make this creation a reality. After the garment design was programmed into the industrial knitting machine, it can quickly produce multiple dresses. When heat is applied, the fibers shorten, causing the textile to bunch up in a specific zone, effectively tightening the shape as if the garment were tailored. A commercial heat gun was too large to use, so they turned to a robot.

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MIT 4D Knit Dress Heat Gun Robot

We all wear clothes and shoes. It’s a human need. But there’s also the human need to express oneself. I like the idea of customizing clothes in a sustainable way. This dress promises to be more sustainable than traditional fashion to both the consumer and the producer,” said Sasha MicKinlay, a recent graduate of the MIT Department of Architecture.

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