# In Japan, ZOZO NEXT and AVITA want to make clothes for humanoid robots

> In Japan, ZOZO NEXT, the research arm of the fashion group ZOZO, is teaming up with the start-up AVITA to study fabrics and clothing suited to humanoid robots, Impress Watch reports.

Published on 2026-10-16

According to the two companies' press release, a humanoid working alongside humans should wear clothes so that people understand its role and personality.

Clothing could also serve a purpose: showing what the robot is about to do, or detecting contact. In public reception or care for older people, this would make the robot safer, the partners say.

Lending a robot our clothes does not work: its joints do not move like ours, and it does not heat up in the same way.

The specific topics are still under discussion. Work is due to begin in January 2027, according to Impress Watch.

## Sources

- [Impress Watch](https://www.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/news/2148492.html)

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