Bosideng's Changshu smart factory uses humanoid robots, with AI covering core down jacket production processes

1. Starting from 8 sewing machines, this Changshu garment enterprise now uses humanoid robots. Humanoid robots grab cut pieces and load materials, tens of thousands of down jackets circulate along intelligent hanging tracks, and X-ray intelligent inspection equipment checks whether the down filling is even and whether there are missed stitches... At Bosideng's AI Pilot Science and Innovation Center in Changshu, Jiangsu, artificial intelligence is entering every link of down jacket production. This smart factory, with a building area of about 18,600 square meters, applies AI technology to core processes such as cutting, sewing, down filling, and warehousing. In the workshop, staff and robots work collaboratively, and the repetitive labor in traditional garment production is gradually being taken on by intelligent equipment. The starting point of this enterprise was the 8 sewing machines that Gao Dekang and his fellow villagers pooled together in 1976. From a family workshop to a smart factory, production tools have been continuously updated. Behind the production line, there is also collaboration among enterprises in the Yangtze River Delta. The intelligent hanging system in the factory comes from Jack Technology in Taizhou, Zhejiang, connecting the two industrial chains of Changshu garment manufacturing and Taizhou sewing equipment. Bosideng is also working with a research team from Jiangnan University to advance the construction of an AI and embodied robotics laboratory, carrying out research around typical industrial scenarios such as sorting, packaging, and quality inspection, so that robots can adapt to more production tasks. 2. A world champion brings her guide dog to compete, wanting to let it "see the world." On November 2, the 12th Jiangsu Provincial Games for Persons with Disabilities opened in Lianyungang. Beside Suqian team swimmer and Paralympic champion Li Guizhi was a special companion—a 3-year-old Labrador guide dog, Biran, which is also the only guide dog accompanying an athlete at this provincial Games for Persons with Disabilities. "I brought it here to see the world," Li Guizhi said. Biran is young and easily gets excited and distracted in crowded places, so teachers at the training base suggested taking it out more to adapt. Thus, the provincial Games for Persons with Disabilities became its "big classroom": when Li Guizhi competes, teammates help hold the dog, and during training, it lies by the pool waiting. To get this companion, Li Guizhi went through some twists and turns. In 2016, she applied for a guide dog, but because of year-round training, she could not get more than a month off to go to the base for bonding, so she had to give up. This year, she applied again, went to Dalian in May to be matched with a dog, and after a month of training and passing the exam, obtained the qualification to adopt one. With Biran, it is much easier for Li Guizhi to go out alone. When heading to unfamiliar places, she first uses mobile phone navigation, then gives Biran commands such as turn left and turn right, and it guides her around obstacles. However, Li Guizhi also told reporters about the troubles she encounters when traveling: some businesses still treat guide dogs as pets and refuse them entry, and she has also been refused when taking a taxi. 3. The ancient town transforms into a cultural theater, and the Xitang Hanfu Culture Week launches three major themed activities. You can wear Hanfu, stroll through the water alleys, and also participate in plot missions and accumulate "yuanbao" to exchange for gifts. The 14th Xitang Hanfu Culture Week is being held in the ancient town of Xitang, Jiashan, Zhejiang. This year's event adopts a "1+3" model for the first time. In addition to the main activity, three major themed activities—"Changing Clothes," "Attending the Banquet," and "Enjoying Music"—are arranged to take place successively on November 2, 4, and 5. This year's event integrates parades and interactive experiences into the ancient town space. On the opening day, a "Dynasty Carnival" parade involving nearly a thousand people entered the ancient town. Costume formations from successive dynasties marched along the Misty Rain Corridor and the ancient stone bridges and alleys, flower boats on the water interacted with tourists on the shore, and the corridor sheds and stone bridges became grandstands for spectators along the route. Tourists can also participate. Holding a travel permit, they can follow the "twelve shichen" tour route and experience traditional games such as pitch-pot, archery rites, and flying flower orders deep in the water alleys; by entering the park in Hanfu, participating in plot missions, and completing check-ins, they can also accumulate "yuanbao" to exchange for specialty foods, Chinese-style cultural creative products, and other gifts.