Functional Clothing

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 Hyper functional clothing

Artificial Muscles Woven Into Smart Textiles 

Soft robotics have opened up possibilities for the construction of smart fibers and textiles that have a variety of mechanical, therapeutic, and wearable possibilities. These fabrics, when programmed to expand or contract through thermal, electric, fluid, or other stimuli, can produce motion, deformation, or force for different functions.

Artificial Muscles Woven Into Smart Textiles Could Make Clothing Hyperfunctional  

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