Fashion brand Uniqlo has come closer to full automation in its factories Credit: Matthew Fearn After years of development, the owner of the Uniqlo clothing brand has created a robot that can fold clothes, paving the way for fully automated factories.
Last year, Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing replaced 90 percent of workers at its flagship warehouse in Tokyo with robots – and now it is ready to go further.
The world’s second-largest fashion retailer has been desperate to automate its warehouse and distribution systems, claiming a severe shortage of manual workers due to Japan’s ageing population. Just over a year ago, […]
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