From Korea's Seoul Economic Daily, June 8:
Hansae Vice Chairman Vows to Make Clothing for Humanoid Robots
- Preparing for Humanoids, "Seizing an Untapped Market"
- Cooling, Functional, and Stretch Material Technology Expands to Robots
- Next-Generation Clothing Designed for Joints and Sensors Unveiled
"If humanoids enter our lives, they too will need clothes to wear."
Kim Ick-hwan, vice chairman of Hansae, unveiled Monday a vision to evolve the company into a firm that proactively researches clothing and functional materials needed for the era of humanoids and robots.
Hansae held a future clothing exhibition, "Wear the Future," at the Textile Center in Samseong-dong, Seoul, that day, and presented its clothing concepts and research direction targeting the humanoid era through a media briefing. While the market has yet to form, the company explained that considering the pace of advancement in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics technology, it could become a new growth axis for the future clothing industry. "If the stage after 3D was AI, now it is humanoids and robots," Kim stressed. "The company that makes the best clothes for people can also make the best clothes for robots."...
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