June 9 – Shape-shifting robot mannequins are being used by an Estonian company to help solve one of the biggest problems for the online clothing industry – giving customers clothes which fit properly. Andrew Potter reports.
How many people would rather buy online?
How many clothing purchases are made over the internet?
What isn’t easy for customers?
Why?
How can the mannequins help shoppers?
What two factors make up the ‘right size’?
What does the company call the robot mannequins?
How do online retailers use the mannequin?
How does this help shoppers?
How has this helped the company featured in the report (Hawes and Curtis)?
How has this helped customers according to the e-commerce manager.
Where is Fitsme based?
Where were the robots developed?
How did the German company help?
Which three adjectives are used to describe some of the different body shapes the robot can adopt?
