Kniterate, the knitting machine inspired by 3D printing

Ever wanted to create your own clothing without limits? Well now you can thanks to Kniterate, a knitting machine that uses techniques similar to those found in 3D printing. The founders of this Spanish startup, Gerard Rubio and Triambak Saxena, were inspired by classic 3D printers, which ultimately led to the development of their machine. Based on a digital production method, their machine gives you the opportunity to create and obtain any desired shape just by adding fabric and using a file from your computer.

Although this Startup has only launched its Kickstarter a few days ago, they have already managed to raise more than $490,000. To learn more about the Kniterate and what these two founders have in store for it, we decided to talk with one of the founders, Gerard Rubio, to find out.

3DN: How did you come up with the idea for Kniterate?

The idea came four years ago. At the time, I was working for a company called blablaLAB, which was dedicated to different projects and workshops around 3Dprinting- so this technology was an integral part of my daily life. Before this, I studied design in a fashion school where we had access to a lot of textile machines and different workshops that you could take part in, so I already had an interest in this field before working in 3D printing. On top of this, I have always liked to assemble and disassemble all kinds of things in order to understand how they work, and these textile machines always fascinated me. I knew I had to do something with them.