If you find 3D printers to be just a little too coldly futuristic, this contraption might be more to your liking. Scientists from Cornell University have created a machine that knits solid 3D objects ...

The prototype at the end of the fabrication of an inverted quarter pyramid. Credit: Proceedings of the 38th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology (2025). Knitting may seem ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – A new prototype of a knitting machine creates solid, knitted shapes, adding stitches in any direction – forward, backward and diagonal – so users can construct a wide variety of shapes ...

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Shipments of new textile machinery increased in most segments in 2023, according to the ITMF’s 46th International Textile Machinery Shipment Statistics just released by the International Textile ...

The furniture of the future could be made from nothing more than two long strands of yarn. A prototype manufacturing machine developed at Carnegie Mellon University is transforming traditional textile ...

Would you like to knit your own furniture? I’m talking about creating an entire couch, chair, and table by knitting, and not just the upholstery. How’s that even possible? Well, researchers from ...

A new fabrication technique from the Robotics Institute called solid knitting could one day knit everyday items like footwear or furniture. Right now, the recently demonstrated prototype machine can ...

A new materials technique has taken cues from Grandma's yarn bag and cutting-edge technology, and it could see us 'solid knitting' whole furniture sets, as well as the fabrics that cover them. What's ...