Designing Robots
Fashionista Meets Robotics It's being called fashion design by algorithm. Artificial intelligence creating the perfect suit. Startup companies around the world are starting to deploy robotic designers. It's a fashion statement on the ubiquity of robotics and AI. Robot Blouse An example is a billion dollar plus Silicon Valley based company Stitch Fix. It was founded by Harvard Business School grad Katrina Lake out of her Cambridge, MA student apartment. The company uses data science as a foundation for its personalized online styling services. Algorithms based on customer feedback are used to create "the perfect blouse". The algorithms provide a template on styles that are most successful and popular to least. Key components such as collar type, sleeve length and decorative touches are included. The top performers are stitched together into the prototype garment. But the customer can personally customize the garment to their specifications and t