3D print LED smart shoes technology sense, do not use Duang

For our basic necessities, science and technology companies are also broken heart. For example, SOLS, a start-up in New York, thinks it's too much trouble for people to buy shoes and try them on, so just give them a pair of shoes!

ADAPTIV is quite different from our usual shoes. The concept product uses a system consisting of gyroscopes and pressure sensors in its custom shell for 3D printing. So, ADAPTIV can be said to be a "smart" shoes, it can monitor the wearer's action, and a corresponding change in the shoes of the internal pressure distribution, to support the foot, ankle and other parts of the body to wear. For athletes, these shoes can help them physically and improve their performance through their adaptability.

What exactly do these custom-made shoes look like? According to the effect of release, is a good Different people, different views. The outside of the shoe is leather, but leather is embedded with a motion sensor, and the ankle area will be fitted with 3D printed silicone airbags that can be supported by changes in inflation and outgassing. More impressive is that the shoe is also equipped with color sensing camera and RGB LED, you can change the color of different colors according to the wearer's clothing.

Although both print insoles and shoes, the market penetration point is very small, but SOLS is still recognized by the capital market. In January and April of last year, SOLS received $1 million 750 thousand in angel financing from Lux Capital and $6 million 400 thousand in A rounds of joint investments by RRE and Ventures. According to Recode news, recently, Sols again obtained $11 million 100 thousand financing, investors include the previous investment institutions Founders, Fund, Lux, Capital, and the new Tenaya Capital, Melo7 Tech Partners. Of interest, Melo7's fund comes in part from the NBA star melo Cameron Anthony, and Terdema Ussery, general manager of the Dallas Mavericks, has also announced its entry into the SOLS board. The first company in the medical field seems to want to borrow NBA's name to enter the sports market.

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