Nike Patents Back To The Future Shoes

Pictured: fan-made prototype. Also pictured: NOT A HOVERBOARD.

Hey, remember the shoes in Back to the Future 2 that laced themselves and weren’t a hoverboard?  Nike has filed a as they were in the movie universe (which also had hoverboards and is therefore superior). The Nike patent even includes LEDs and a charging stand, which would be even cooler if they were attached to a hoverboard.

For an actual working model of self-lacing shoes, look no further than Blake Bevin at Instructables.  She used an arduino, motor shield, force sensor, servo motors, 9V battery, zip ties, and other assorted components to make a version of self-lacing Nikes with junk in the trunk.  They automatically lace up when pressure is applied to the insole, as seen in this video:

Yep.  That’s a pretty cool not-hoverboard you built there, Miss.

[via Wired and SlashGear]