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The Bionic Running Shoe, NY Times
 









Excerpts: 
 
 
Julie Kay Keefe for The New York Times
IN DEVELOPMENT - Mark A. Oleson, left, and Christian DiBenedetto, the core of a
group that developed the Adidas 1 shoe.
 


SHOES have long been sensible. Now some are getting smart.

Smart enough, that is, to sense their environment electronically, calculate how
best to perform in it, and then instantly alter their physical properties to
adapt to that environment. (...)
Each second, a sensor in the heel can take up to 20,000 readings and the
embedded electronic brain can make 10,000 calculations, directing a tiny
electric motor to change the shoe. The goal is to make the shoe adjust to
changing conditions and the runner's particular style while in use.
Source: The Bionic Running Shoe[
http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/06/technology/circuits/06shoe.html ], Michel
Marriott, NYTimes, 04/05/06

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