Re:Gap acquires 3D fitting room startup Drapr
by bluGill on Monday August 30, 2021 @10:52AM
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I'm waiting the day when I go into a store and the fitting room scans my body (naked or just underwear) and then it creates an outfit just for my body. We could probably pull it off already, but it can't compete with third world produced on price, and those are good enough.
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Re:Gap acquires 3D fitting room startup Drapr
by mc32 on Monday August 30, 2021 @10:59AM
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I think there have been failed attempts at this over the past 20 years or so. If you're willing to wait, they could do this somewhat affordably --just won't be off the rack fast (week or two?)
That said, a tailor will make you pose properly and not slouch or droop your shoulder, so they would take better measurements. Presumably, SW could correct for bad posture as well.
Re:Gap acquires 3D fitting room startup Drapr
by ethbr0 on Monday August 30, 2021 @12:52PM
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Measurement is easy. Even the elastic deformation (i.e. multiple poses).
Manufacturing at scale is currently impossible.
Tailoring is basically robotics' worst nightmare: input material with varying characteristics from batch to batch, delicate materials, multiple different motions and tasks, a non-reducible movement and orientation space (e.g. sew a hem along a curve), and a complex mapping between physical tasks and end result (different stitch on seam = different motion).
We'll get there (and if it weren't for low cost labor, would already be there for t-shirts). But it's really hard.