They've had knitting machines for years... first computerized one's I've seen, but all one color automated home versions have existed for at least 30 years. Still, this is an awesome advancement.
Naw, they are going to make grandma's more efficient! I know several older ladies that use industrial knitting machines for the ease and efficiency they offer.
This is the kind of machine that you could only sell in san francisco. But thats not the point, the deal here is that this guys are developing a complete product, both software and hardware, they will soon have to solve how to pitch their product, and if their lucky how to sell it and distribute it, they've created their own company and more importantly they are getting the kind of experience thats incredibly hard to get nowadays, and there lays the true worth of this machine.
You can do the exact same thing with sweater knitting machine. And gauge means number of needles per inch. Here gauge is 5 which means there are 5 needles in one inch.
Computerized knitting machines for the home/hobby user have been around for at least 2 decades. This guy wants to compete against textile machine mega corporations like Brother? Good luck.
It's obviously meant to be a small machine for home use or small business, i don't think desktop-sized knitting machines like this have been available for consumer use for the last 2 decades.
Brother stopped making knitting machines for the hobbyist market a couple of decades back. All of the machines out there are old ones from back when they were still manufactured.
+makomk I guess that speaks volumes for the demand for these. Why buy a machine to make a scarf when you can buy a finished one from China for less than the cost of the yarn to make your own?
+AndTheCorrectAnswerIs the endgame is having customizable sizes for other garments, like a custom fitted t-shirt or sweater. I think people would pay enough of a premium for that to be a viable market.
I've experimented with some knitting machines, they are NOT user friendly at all and so I'm looking forward to this. It would be a lot of fun to easily produce things with custom "pixel art" designs. The sweaters would be cool although that is a degree higher in difficulty. Even a little machine that just does socks, scarfs and stockings and is integrated with modern software, with a low rate of errors, would be a big improvement over what's currently available to casual users.
Is it possible to transfer stitches with this machine? Is there a racking system? If you have those ones,that means you can don some seamless stuff soon or later,depending of the firmware.That would be very funny.
Ikr! First thing I thought of. I can imagine some local small businesses picking these up and producing some awesome and unique designs, in literally all sizes :3
I was curious about this too. If you go on the site there's a thing where you can try out a beta version of the software, it looks like it has slots for 4 different yarn types
What was not clear to me is whether or not this can knit anything that isn't a flat surface. It looks like no? If not, it's cool, but also pretty limited.
Not sure you would want oil all over your item, the squeak is the needles interacting with each other, worked with industrial carpet machines and they all make a sound because of the way the needles interact with each other This is a super simplified explanation, I'm no expert
When the Cars came for the Horses, I remained silent. For I am not a Horse. Then the Computer came for some sort of Enumerator, I remained silent. For I'm not some sort of Enumerator. Then the Automated Vehicles came for the Taxi Drivers, I remained silent. For I'm not a Taxi Driver. But when the CNC Kitting Machine came for the Grandmas, I giggled.
Technically, no. A loom weaves fabrics while a knitting machine stitches fabrics. It does make some difference in how the fabric behaves, but they basically do the same thing (make textiles). This thing, however, looks like a waste of time: its too slow and no smaller than existing home knitting machines. this is such a niche market that without serious improvements I have no clue who would buy this.
I can see a local custom embroidery place buying one so they can offer custom knits without having to really train anyone or figure much out. Plug in, load software, type logo and print a batch of scarves for the local high school.
I understand the concept of traditional 3D printers and I also understand the basics of Carbon 3D printers...But this, this just goes above my mind, and i can´t even envision how this machine works ._.
I imagine that it works more like a knitting machine then a printer. Manual knitting machines or at least the one I played with was finicky. I don't have enough expierence to really explain it, but with a manual knitting machine you really need to know how to knit to use it, it looks like with this one it will be much easier to use.
I remember this on kickstarter, looked like a really fun thing, like a 3d printer for my girlfriend. Then looking at the sales price, $15k, big nope. $15k for not even $1k worth of hardware, nah mate not gonna happen. Girlfriend gets a ender 3 instead.
But if someone has too much time they probably have time to knit these in a traditional way... So this is for people who have too much money but too little time.
Must admit, Im lost as to what this does, my knitting machines dont, it wasnt 3d printed, as most of the bed and needles were metal, so... I guess we're missing the point somewhere.
It's pretty stupid of you Norm to be impressed by a programmable knitting machine. The first machines that used rudementary programs were knitting machines.
They were just knitting sheets of fabric though. This isn't a super amazing development in clothing but it works. Like if I were to own it I would use it for tall sizes if it made good quality clothes. Which I doubt.
Can we please stop building all these 3d printers and knitting and cnc machines please, and finally develop a replicator - would be much appreciate, thanks.
Replicators as they appear in Star Trek are impossible. The best you could do is a 3D Printer that would print on the atomic scale using stored elements.
not with that attitude. We're just now starting to figure out the quantum world, theoretically we can take a handful of blank molecules and build them into anything, you, me, a cup of earl gray. So absolutely not impossible, just out of reach.
Very odd machine - I mean: It is awesome, but I would prefer to send my design to fab a get it a week later. The machine it self is very niche market and the end consumer market with the final (customized) product will scale non linear. I hope the manufacturer of the machine will list shops/their costumers on their website, so that end costumers can find a machine owner/operator.
***** I think it is not something for an individual to own. How often those one need a custom knitting? Using this machine for business on the other hand can work well. I mean: If I would see an online store offering the a customized product (as in a scarf, a benny, ...) then I would be highly interested as a consumer. It can be something for a business because it scales odd. The machine looks complicated and thus expensive, making it an investment That's not a bad thing, just a thing. It means that the machine should not stay around unused - ideally, it would knit "allday" with larger projects of night. Letting it stay around would also mean loosing know how (I know many mechanical workshops which are unable to use their machine park when needed, because they never invest the time to learn how to use their machines efficiently for a high volume run). I see this machine as having a potential similarly to photo print services - with the same effect of only a few actual "mass producers" owning the machine offering their service to anyone.
this is another perfect example of a cool (and old) piece of technology that has no real use.... im not gonna spend time designing a low res scarf m8...
Why would I turn in my knitting needles for a computerized machine? It takes all of the fun and creativity out of knitting, which is the ultimate in "Making".
Who is this marketed to? I just want to know who can afford this and doesn’t this exist? How else does target and walmart obtain mass amounts of kbit goods? People still?
two hours for that scarf? the knitting machine made FORTY YEARS AGO can do that in about half an hour....(or less) my machines (which are all older than thirty years) can interface with the computer, knit faster, wider and better. on huge thing he's not doing is cleaning the machine--- all that fuzz should be removed -- NEVER let a machine get that poorly taken care of.... google Brother or knit king knitting machine, or studio or passap or toyota.... all made machines that were and are cheaper than i will guess they are planning. and many can interface with current software available and regularly updated.... reinventing the wheel folks. if you want to make a NEW machine, ask machine knitters what we'd like to see --- we know what works and what would be an actual improvement
There's just way too many 3D printers and CNC based machines these days.. Can someone create a machine that can make proper food, If we stock it with ingredients?...beside our mothers..
My 1980's Passap E6000 might not be fully automatic but damn it knits 100 times fater and knits very complex textile. This thing is junk. I think they trying to reinvent the wheel.
Unfortunately it's not open source. While it's a cool proof of concept, I'm not about to drop a sack of cash on something that I can't even fix myself if the business goes down.
We were doing this for medical devices decades ago using 8 different yarns. Visit www.atechdesigns.com and we might be able to give a technology boost to this machine.
old technology they were doing this in 1800 with punch cards
Maybe we should have kept statistics at punch cards too ...
They've had knitting machines for years... first computerized one's I've seen, but all one color automated home versions have existed for at least 30 years. Still, this is an awesome advancement.
that would totally fit on my desktop...... after i remove the computer and everything else and have the desks sole purpose be to hold this thing.
That's usually what you do with a cnc machine....
just stick some legs in it and a glass top and make it work double time. lol
Are you a Witch? Because that is a magical idea.
Just knit a new table with it. Then put it on that.
Knit-ception
Something like this has been a dream of mine ever since I first learned of the NES knitting add on that never saw the light of day
Check Shima Seiki machines...
They're going to put grandmas out of business
GRANDMA'S HATE HIM!!
Yeah, Grandma's hate him, find out this CNC's one simple trick to speed up the knitting process without losing years off its life.
I think its just the opposite. Future grandmas are gonna want this!!
I'm a granny. I laugh at him HAHAHA! It's so damn slow
Naw, they are going to make grandma's more efficient! I know several older ladies that use industrial knitting machines for the ease and efficiency they offer.
This is the kind of machine that you could only sell in san francisco.
But thats not the point, the deal here is that this guys are developing a complete product, both software and hardware, they will soon have to solve how to pitch their product, and if their lucky how to sell it and distribute it, they've created their own company and more importantly they are getting the kind of experience thats incredibly hard to get nowadays, and there lays the true worth of this machine.
Give the people what they want, new socks for everyone!!!!!!!!!
You can do the exact same thing with sweater knitting machine.
And gauge means number of needles per inch. Here gauge is 5 which means there are 5 needles in one inch.
Computerized knitting machines for the home/hobby user have been around for at least 2 decades. This guy wants to compete against textile machine mega corporations like Brother? Good luck.
the stay at home mom need income. this will help those pinners and IG sellers
It's obviously meant to be a small machine for home use or small business, i don't think desktop-sized knitting machines like this have been available for consumer use for the last 2 decades.
Brother stopped making knitting machines for the hobbyist market a couple of decades back. All of the machines out there are old ones from back when they were still manufactured.
+makomk I guess that speaks volumes for the demand for these. Why buy a machine to make a scarf when you can buy a finished one from China for less than the cost of the yarn to make your own?
+AndTheCorrectAnswerIs the endgame is having customizable sizes for other garments, like a custom fitted t-shirt or sweater. I think people would pay enough of a premium for that to be a viable market.
It's a knitting machine. Consumer versions have been available for a long time. The integration of software into the process is not that stunning.
consumer *_cnc_* knitting machines?
I've experimented with some knitting machines, they are NOT user friendly at all and so I'm looking forward to this. It would be a lot of fun to easily produce things with custom "pixel art" designs. The sweaters would be cool although that is a degree higher in difficulty. Even a little machine that just does socks, scarfs and stockings and is integrated with modern software, with a low rate of errors, would be a big improvement over what's currently available to casual users.
Is it possible to transfer stitches with this machine?
Is there a racking system?
If you have those ones,that means you can don some seamless stuff soon or later,depending of the firmware.That would be very funny.
My mother has two versions from the '90s. MUCH smaller and faster. Used a 2.5" floppy disk to transfer pattern from PC to knitting machine!
This is basically an electronic loom.
i'm curious as to how automated this thing is. I assume one would still have to load bobbins but would you have to thread them to each needle?
"so it can fit on your desktop"
like, if it's the only thing on your desk. the thing is desktop-sized, not sized for your desktop.
it can fit on your desktop "Desktop" desk top. Meaning it fits on the top of your desk.
Soon grandmas will become irrelevant
+Intermodal
titty
there will always be grandmas always relevant lol
Oddly enough, machines like this were arguably the FIRST CNC machines... well, "NC" machines at least. They existed before computers.
Hard to tell how fast it is, is it faster than an experienced knitter? I mean, learning how to knit by hand might be a more worthwhile investment...
I would say it's faster than the average knitter. There are some speed knitters out there, but this is much faster than the majority.
Ahhhh, so in love I want one
Well, the perfect machine for thigh highs.
Ikr! First thing I thought of.
I can imagine some local small businesses picking these up and producing some awesome and unique designs, in literally all sizes :3
i would make a dat boi scarf scarf!
o shit waddup
yes
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So it is the machine from the third Wallace and Gromit sans sheep shedder?:D
I'm both a knitter and a CNC machinist... this kinda blows my mind lol!
Any idea what's preventing them from speeding up the "prinknitting" process?
A lubricant might help a bit LOL
But can it cable?
The 🏆 Industrial Revolution, Spain.
The big question on my mind is how many colours can you print.
There are plenty of multi-coloured knitting yarns available so you can probably knit infinite numbers of colours with this machine.
I was curious about this too. If you go on the site there's a thing where you can try out a beta version of the software, it looks like it has slots for 4 different yarn types
Im cnc machinist and this is cool, does it still use g code?
sick new intro !
What was not clear to me is whether or not this can knit anything that isn't a flat surface. It looks like no? If not, it's cool, but also pretty limited.
the space weaver!
Can you knit cables ?
Electronic Grandma Machine
Do they not know what is oil? The machine squeaks.
what is oil
What is love...
+Sparta Digital Baby don't hurt me....
+Adrenaline Junkie
Not sure you would want oil all over your item, the squeak is the needles interacting with each other, worked with industrial carpet machines and they all make a sound because of the way the needles interact with each other
This is a super simplified explanation, I'm no expert
Found Waldo!
😁
this was too funny... lmfao Good luck Kniterate
"fit on your desktop"
In 50 years that show pickers will find one of these in a Napa Valley barn underneath a pile of 3D printers..... Oh Grandpa used to work for Google.
oh wow it's the makerbot .03 lol
Yeah!
any update
no more Jamie on tested eh? too bad. it was always neat seeing his weird gadgets. Norm and Adam are awesome though so thats great!
There's a lot of knit wit in these comments.
It's just like a Jacquard loom from 1801, except smaller and less capable.
pretty sure the knitting machines from 100 years ago could do all this stuff and a lot faster and cheaper too.
When the Cars came for the Horses, I remained silent. For I am not a Horse.
Then the Computer came for some sort of Enumerator, I remained silent. For I'm not some sort of Enumerator.
Then the Automated Vehicles came for the Taxi Drivers, I remained silent. For I'm not a Taxi Driver.
But when the CNC Kitting Machine came for the Grandmas, I giggled.
Serious question: isn't a CNC knitting machine just a loom?
Technically, no. A loom weaves fabrics while a knitting machine stitches fabrics. It does make some difference in how the fabric behaves, but they basically do the same thing (make textiles).
This thing, however, looks like a waste of time: its too slow and no smaller than existing home knitting machines. this is such a niche market that without serious improvements I have no clue who would buy this.
I can see a local custom embroidery place buying one so they can offer custom knits without having to really train anyone or figure much out. Plug in, load software, type logo and print a batch of scarves for the local high school.
I understand the concept of traditional 3D printers and I also understand the basics of Carbon 3D printers...But this, this just goes above my mind, and i can´t even envision how this machine works ._.
probably your grandma knows whatsup
***** I don´t have one anymore .__.
Op Op sheeet
I imagine that it works more like a knitting machine then a printer. Manual knitting machines or at least the one I played with was finicky. I don't have enough expierence to really explain it, but with a manual knitting machine you really need to know how to knit to use it, it looks like with this one it will be much easier to use.
I remember this on kickstarter, looked like a really fun thing, like a 3d printer for my girlfriend. Then looking at the sales price, $15k, big nope. $15k for not even $1k worth of hardware, nah mate not gonna happen. Girlfriend gets a ender 3 instead.
You should have gotten some more "Finished product" on film, besides a glance over the scarf he was wearing....
Need one that can handle 7 colors: red, olive, gold, tan, brown, purple, and grey.
ok
I think I saw this guy at TechShop pitching an investor...
Nothing new here and also put some oil on that!
This noise is annoying.
Norm, please investigate a little more how these things actually work.
I have a bio-organic knitting machine. It shall be known as my mother:)
Computerized knitting machines have existed for as long as I can remember, this is really nothing new.
But they were all industrial grade. This one is for people with too much money and time.
But if someone has too much time they probably have time to knit these in a traditional way... So this is for people who have too much money but too little time.
Or people who have too much money and like computer stuff, but don't like sitting in a rocking chair knitting for 8 hours.
+TheGermanator not particularly. My nan had one, freaking big thing like this is, stood on its own legs, took patterns on cards iirc.
Hmmmmm... Then I don't know ;D
Jamie quit Tested?
Were you actually anticipating his next video in 3 years? :P
Will did too, but Simone just joined.
Kniterate looks like it should rhyme with karate and illuminati.
The Simpson did it!!!
Must admit, Im lost as to what this does, my knitting machines dont, it wasnt 3d printed, as most of the bed and needles were metal, so... I guess we're missing the point somewhere.
It's pretty stupid of you Norm to be impressed by a programmable knitting machine. The first machines that used rudementary programs were knitting machines.
They were just knitting sheets of fabric though. This isn't a super amazing development in clothing but it works. Like if I were to own it I would use it for tall sizes if it made good quality clothes. Which I doubt.
If that thing can fit on a desktop, I'm a Chinese jet pilot (Army of Darkness reference)
Can we please stop building all these 3d printers and knitting and cnc machines please, and finally develop a replicator - would be much appreciate, thanks.
these are the first steps
Replicators as they appear in Star Trek are impossible. The best you could do is a 3D Printer that would print on the atomic scale using stored elements.
not with that attitude. We're just now starting to figure out the quantum world, theoretically we can take a handful of blank molecules and build them into anything, you, me, a cup of earl gray. So absolutely not impossible, just out of reach.
Sentinalh
well humans living in space for over a year seemed impossible less than a hundred years ago, so I still have hope
We'd intend to build Star Trek replicators, but end up with Star Gate replicators
Show me a crochet machine! XD
2 hours for a scarf... Products like that are already being made on an industrial scale. There really isn't a practical use for this.
I feel like this belongs on an episode of Wallace and Gromit
Very odd machine - I mean: It is awesome, but I would prefer to send my design to fab a get it a week later. The machine it self is very niche market and the end consumer market with the final (customized) product will scale non linear. I hope the manufacturer of the machine will list shops/their costumers on their website, so that end costumers can find a machine owner/operator.
You mean as in not good for a individual consumer to own? or less practical in general compared to existing solutions?
*****
I think it is not something for an individual to own. How often those one need a custom knitting? Using this machine for business on the other hand can work well. I mean: If I would see an online store offering the a customized product (as in a scarf, a benny, ...) then I would be highly interested as a consumer. It can be something for a business because it scales odd. The machine looks complicated and thus expensive, making it an investment That's not a bad thing, just a thing. It means that the machine should not stay around unused - ideally, it would knit "allday" with larger projects of night. Letting it stay around would also mean loosing know how (I know many mechanical workshops which are unable to use their machine park when needed, because they never invest the time to learn how to use their machines efficiently for a high volume run). I see this machine as having a potential similarly to photo print services - with the same effect of only a few actual "mass producers" owning the machine offering their service to anyone.
this is another perfect example of a cool (and old) piece of technology that has no real use.... im not gonna spend time designing a low res scarf m8...
Why would I turn in my knitting needles for a computerized machine? It takes all of the fun and creativity out of knitting, which is the ultimate in "Making".
it's like they switched accents
Soon, Grandmas everywhere will be replaced
A granny's Dream
Who is this marketed to? I just want to know who can afford this and doesn’t this exist? How else does target and walmart obtain mass amounts of kbit goods? People still?
it's called a loom
"We've shrinking it down". DAFUQ?
two hours for that scarf? the knitting machine made FORTY YEARS AGO can do that in about half an hour....(or less)
my machines (which are all older than thirty years) can interface with the computer, knit faster, wider and better.
on huge thing he's not doing is cleaning the machine--- all that fuzz should be removed -- NEVER let a machine get that poorly taken care of....
google Brother or knit king knitting machine, or studio or passap or toyota.... all made machines that were and are cheaper than i will guess they are planning. and many can interface with current software available and regularly updated.... reinventing the wheel folks.
if you want to make a NEW machine, ask machine knitters what we'd like to see --- we know what works and what would be an actual improvement
Shima wholegarment is revolutionary, not this kniterate.
Take my money please!
Know I can make an awesome gift forma my granma
Sure, if you want to spend the rest of her life as tech support.
Italian mechanic
There's just way too many 3D printers and CNC based machines these days.. Can someone create a machine that can make proper food, If we stock it with ingredients?...beside our mothers..
Am I the only one who read the video title and thought it was Knit-eh-raw-tee like Karate
Give waldo back his scarf!!
Fuuuck I was going to do this
Nintendo made a knitting machine prototype way back in 1987 for the NES. This isn't anything new.
in before goatse scarf trend
That thing needs some gease or a drop of oil.
Can i get a CNC butt wiping machine?
Oh, I have a way better idea than that.
nuuuuu
What would it make? Do you mean a butt wiping bot? Simone could make one of those.
So basically in the future the only thing people will know how to do is to press buttons on a keyboard...
I know he said beanies but I totally sounded like if he had a cold and said penis with an accent
My 1980's Passap E6000 might not be fully automatic but damn it knits 100 times fater and knits very complex textile. This thing is junk. I think they trying to reinvent the wheel.
Unfortunately it's not open source. While it's a cool proof of concept, I'm not about to drop a sack of cash on something that I can't even fix myself if the business goes down.
I thought it was pronounced like literate
I think its a pun on "iterate".
Norm could do with a better haircut.
CNC hair cutting machine?
I'm sure an enterprising person could knock one up.
He could knit himself a Wig, a Beard and some chest hair; look like pudypie.
poor grandma
Please don't start talking untill the mic is near your mouth
A human could knit it faster .. ? Whats the point
i cant place his accent
We were doing this for medical devices decades ago using 8 different yarns. Visit www.atechdesigns.com and we might be able to give a technology boost to this machine.
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2nd
+Luke Gibbons jus
Man has gone too far!