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The design is simple, if a bit cumbersome in its execution. A pressure-sensitive plate in the heel of the shoe is connected to the impressively versatile Arduino micro-controller. When the Arduino detects that you've stepped into the sneaker, it activates a pair of servos that pull the laces tight. When it's time to slip out of the Hyperdunks, a touch-sensitive switch, mounted on the back of the shoe, reverses the servos.
Bevin's design is a little too bulky to be practical, but here's hoping some sneaker shop picks it up, and gives her invention the miniaturization treatment it deserves. To see it in action, check out the the video after the break. [From: Instructables, via: DVice]
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Subscribe to commentsshawnborJul 6th 2010 2:35PM
SERIOUSLY??? KIDS CAN'T EVEN TELL TIME NOW UNLESS IT'S ON A DIGITAL READ-OUT! NOW THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE TO LEARN TO TIE THEIR SHOES??? I LOVE INGENUITY; BUT REALLY, HOW LAZY ARE WE BECOMING?
michelleJul 6th 2010 4:08PM
be fair. kids haven't been able to tie their shoes since velcro came out back in the 80s.
al schraderJul 6th 2010 8:05PM
That's nothing. What you can do is use rubberized laces & connect them all to a ty-wrap like strap with a ring that you pull on & it tightens all of your laces at once.
You push a button to release it. Or, if you really wanna be cool you hook those servos up to the strings on your electric guitar & push a button to tune it instantly & automatically. And even cooler you can install a slide controller & pluck a note, then "slide" it up & down in tone with way more range than bending the string.
And even more cool are the new 3-D printers that let you make anything you can imagine. But the coolest is the things I'm working on in my lab which would blow your mind. Sorry, it's all a secret....Alfred-
JackiJul 6th 2010 5:22PM
Ok! Now we're getting there. Once they can remove the box on the back, because it looks a little bulky, these will be cute! Keep on it! Almost there.
wrightrjjJul 6th 2010 3:00PM
worst 15 seconds of my life.
rayJul 6th 2010 8:37PM
worst 15 seconds of my life. they laces didn't tie themselves, they just got pulled down a milliter. WOOOO- WOW
bleuplum1986Jul 6th 2010 7:29PM
I so agree on you on that. That so did not tie the shoes it just tightened the laces by pulling them that is it nothing more. I would never buy something to tie laces even if it can tie laces as to tie laces that takes like two seconds to do not worth to have a machine to do it for you. but I bet since it is on the news online some store will take it up to use this invention.
Eric R. LunaJul 6th 2010 3:38PM
Those have to be about the ugliest things I have ever seen
NancyJul 6th 2010 3:50PM
One more way of adding to the stupidity of our young people. They will never learn to tie their shoes.
Jean BaileyJul 6th 2010 3:56PM
Pathetic. They should change the caption to read, "tighten" rather than "tie" laces.
ConnieJul 6th 2010 4:33PM
Actually I would love it if a shoe like this was made with a little more conservative look for my mother. At 78 and tying shoes all of her life she recently found she has forgotten how to tie a bow. She has early dementia with Parkinson's,( Lewy Body Dementia) for someone who so much wants to remain independent, it was a very sad moment. We have tried Velcro and elastic ties but for someone with a disability, shoes like this would be great. I agree, this is a wasted invention for the able bodied but for someone with a disability.....absolutely priceless! Talk about a niche market.....Wow. There are millions of disabled people who could benefit from a shoe like this.
Now if they could just invent a way to make it easier for her to put a coat or sweater on!
BUENAGURL05Jul 6th 2010 4:57PM
Connie I agree with you on this (and the coat/sweater also :)). My mother has suffered a stroke and lost the ability to control and feel her left hand. Something like this would have really helped when she wasnt able to do simple thigs we take for for granted. Thankfully, she has regained some control and sensation in her hand and with physical and occupational therapy, she will hopefully be able to maintain some independence. My thoughts are with you and your mother, as I know it can be difficult to not be able to do simple tasks.
DanJul 6th 2010 7:53PM
I agree for someone with a disability these would be great. I work with kids who have multiple disabilities, and some of them never get how to tie a shoe. I do agree though, that a child should first learn how to tie a shoe before they are given this cute novelty.
landzinerJul 6th 2010 4:33PM
what's next......will my underwear "shake it" for me when i'm done?
DraconianJul 6th 2010 4:47PM
Have humans become so lazy that we can't tie shoes. How about a machanical toilet that does the wipein?
KenJul 6th 2010 4:50PM
The sad thing is there is someone out there that will buy this crap. If they want to make something worth having, make a gadget that pulls their pants up and straightens their hat.
CharleneJul 6th 2010 5:04PM
AWESOME COMMENT! I TOTALLY AGREE!!
XJul 6th 2010 4:52PM
Bif, you keep your damn hands off of them !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
tabbycat1596Jul 6th 2010 4:59PM
It really doesn't time them, all it does is tighten them...
Thomas HoustonJul 6th 2010 5:08PM
just watch it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28Wa5L-fkkM