--- title: KAIST and Stanford unveil clothing that climbs onto its... description: Researchers from KAIST and Stanford University have developed SWAG (Self-Wearing Adaptive Garments), a soft robotic clothing system that dresses its wearer... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/kaist-and-stanford-unveil-clothing-that-climbs-onto-its-wearer-iomdjfism twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: KAIST and Stanford unveil clothing that climbs onto its wearer | daily.dev og:description: Researchers from KAIST and Stanford University have developed SWAG (Self-Wearing Adaptive Garments), a soft robotic clothing system that dresses its wearer... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/kaist-and-stanford-unveil-clothing-that-climbs-onto-its-wearer-iomdjfism og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/iOMdJFism.png og:image:alt: KAIST and Stanford unveil clothing that climbs onto its wearer og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # KAIST and Stanford unveil clothing that climbs onto its wearer **[The Next Web](https://daily.dev/sources/tnw)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Researchers from KAIST and Stanford University have developed SWAG (Self-Wearing Adaptive Garments), a soft robotic clothing system that dresses its wearer autonomously. Inspired by vine robot mechanics, the garment uses internal inflatable tubes called subvines that evert (unroll) along the limb, pulling fabric onto the body with minimal friction. This approach avoids the need for rigid robotic arms or precise body tracking, making it gentler and more adaptable for elderly or disabled users. Prototypes include sleeves, jackets, and trousers. The research was published in IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters and won the Best Paper Award at ICRA 2025. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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