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SoftWear Automation

Corporate marketmanufacturingCurated record

Machine vision at 1,000 fps for real-time textile distortion detection and material correction; 4-axis robotic arm with vacuum gripper, 360° conveyor and spherical-roller system handles flexible fabrics without pre-programmed seam paths; one operator supervises up to 6 LOWRY units simultaneously; 3rd-gen T-shirt workline completing R&D with H1 2026 commercial release target.

HeadquartersAustell, US
Founded2012
Corporate funding$65M
Team51-100
Deployments1
Open roles3
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Company overview

Identity and operating footprint

Company typeRobot maker
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeries B
FoundersPalaniswamy Rajan (Chairman & CEO)
Regions servedNorth America, Europe
Countries deployedUS
Service footprintHQ in Austell, GA; LOWRY SEWBOT worklines available globally via direct sale and Sewbots-as-a-Service; first commercial deployment in Little Rock, AR (Tianyuan Garments, 2018, 330 units).
Last reviewed2026-07-05
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Robot models

Specifications remain vendor-claimed

Machinemanufacturing

LOWRY SEWBOT

  • 1 T-shirt every 20 seconds throughput

    vendor-stated production rate for T-shirt workline at full operation

    Claim source
  • 150% throughput increase over human operators for most sewing processes

    vendor-stated productivity improvement relative to a skilled human operator

    Claim source
  • One operator controls up to 6 LOWRY units

    vendor-stated operator-to-robot supervision ratio enabling scalable production

    Claim source
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Deployment log

Announced and cited only

AnnouncedCustomerSiteCountryCountEvidence
2017-09-25Tianyuan Garments Co.apparel manufacturing plant (T-shirt production)US330Announcement
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Funding history

Publicly announced rounds

Investors on recordBESTSELLER (Invest FWD)CTW Venture PartnersSRI CapitalMacDonald VenturesEllis Capital
HR

Hiring signal

Public job board · 2026-07-13

Open roles3

Hiring is an operating signal, not deployment evidence. Roles are refreshed from the company’s public careers system.

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Company timeline

Milestones and announcements

2025-08-11Raised $20M Series B1 led by BESTSELLER (Invest FWD); BESTSELLER CFO Thomas Borglum Jensen joins board as strategic partner targeting EU deploymentPRNewswire
2017-09-25First commercial SEWBOT deployment: Tianyuan Garments Arkansas plant (330 robots, Little Rock, AR) producing T-shirts for Adidas/Armani/Reebok supply chainThe Robot Report
2012-01-01Founded at Georgia Tech ATDC; awarded $1.26M DARPA grant for automated sewing R&DSoftWear Automation
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Source ledger

10 unique public sources