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It’s a perfect FitBot!

Robotic mannequins called FitBots will now try out clothes before you buy them online

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Posted On Wednesday, June 15, 2011 at 06:41:00 AM

By entering a few measurements, customers can visualise how different arments compliment their shape
London: Shopping online has been made a little easier with the creation of robotic mannequins that try out garments for size and shape before buyers pay for them. The FitBots change shape to mimic a set of measurements entered by the shopper, allowing shoppers to virtually try on garments before buying them.

Previously available only for men's styles, the robot mannequins, set to launch at British shirt maker Hawkes and Curtis, promise to take the guesswork out of shopping online.

“Our female FitBot mannequin can adjust to just about any female body type,” the Daily Mail quoted Heikki Haldre, the boss of Fits.me Virtual Fitting Room, the Estonian company behind the new technology, as saying.

“They give women the confidence that they are making a successful online purchase without the need to return,” Haldre said. The FitBots are composed of flexible panels, which can shift between thousands of different shapes and sizes, from small to extra large.

The technology has been developed in conjunction with Dr Maarja Kruusmaa, professor of biorobotics at Tallinn Technical University. “Using proprietary FitBot technology, robots can conform to over 85 per cent of the female individuals that shop online today,” she said.

“By entering a few measurements into the Fits.me model, customers can visualise how different sizes of garments compliment their unique shape,” she stated.  

  Bring on the bots 

The FitBots are composed of flexible panels, which can shift between thousands of different shapes and sizes, from small to extra large. They change shape to mimic a set of measurements entered by the shopper, allowing shoppers to virtually try on garments before buying them.







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