What was Nike’s first commercially available self-lacing shoe, introduced in 2016?

Nike HyperAdapt 1.0 was Nike’s first commercially available self-lacing shoe, introduced in 2016.

The shoe used an electronically controlled lacing system that tightened around the wearer’s foot. Sensors detected when the foot was placed inside, while buttons on the shoe allowed the fit to be adjusted. The system was developed by designer Tinker Hatfield and researcher Tiffany Beers.

HyperAdapt grew out of Nike’s long-running interest in adaptive footwear and was influenced by the fictional self-lacing shoes shown in the 1989 film Back to the Future Part II. Unlike the film prop, HyperAdapt became a real consumer product, although it was released in limited quantities and required battery charging.

Nike later developed the Adapt platform, including the Adapt BB basketball shoe. The Nike Air Mag is another frequent source of confusion: it was the limited 2011 replica associated with the film, whereas HyperAdapt was the first commercially available Nike self-lacing model.