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Photos show all of the insanely futuristic tech inside Nike's new $720 self-lacing sneakers
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Loading...Nike's HyperAdapt shoes are all about the self-lacing technology embedded inside. This represents a major shift for the brand, and helps explain why the shoe was in development for so long.
But so far, the self-lacing tech has been mostly heard and not seen, as Nike has stayed very quiet about the actual gadgets that went into the making of the shoe.
However, a teardown of the shoe by engineering startup Mindtribe has finally shed some light on the HyperAdapt's internal components.
Here's what they found inside the shoe, which retails for $720.
The HyperAdapt's technology is unlike any other shoe on the market. It's not just "smart" — it's intelligent.
The "laces" themselves are complicated. There are actually two components: the lace stand-ins, and the much skinnier "Flywire," which is woven through and connected to the motor-tightening mechanism.
Mindtribe found that the laces are made out of a super-tough, liquid crystal, Kevlar-like substance called Vectran.
Remove the boot liner, and you'll see the gadget internals.
The pressure sensor that the shoe uses to sense when the foot is inside the shoe — the trigger for the lacing mechanism — sits on the bottom. It has four individual sensors.
The LEDs in the front part and underneath the shoe are your standard-issue lights.
Remove the whole apparatus ...
... and what you see is what looks like the innards of any other gadget.
Mindtribe found the motor in the shoe to be incredibly strong, with 30,000 RPMs capable of lifting 30 pounds.
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