Sole adapts to user's environment
08/01/2020
The sole is able to change its morphology because of a series of interconnected chambers with a particular bellow structure, according to the WAHU team. These are filled by fluid through a miniaturised electroplunger and can be locked and unlocked to change the sole's volumetrics and therefore its grip and cushioning.
For example, the sole can make sudden changes in grip as needed during workouts, upon encountering urban frost or while worn by industrial workers.
The winner of a CES 2020 Innovation Award, the technology is hoped to hit the market in the first half of the year.
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