--- title: Nike Invented Self-Lacing Sneakers Because the Future Is Now description: Nike's 'Back to the Future'-inspired sneakers are so technologically advanced that they're self-lacing and they're hitting stores in Nov. canonical: https://time.com/4503424/nike-hyperadapt-sneakers/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-21T21:36:02.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:36:50.303Z og:title: Nike Just Made Sneakers That Can Lace Themselves og:description: The future is now og:url: https://time.com/4503424/nike-hyperadapt-sneakers/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Nike Just Made Sneakers That Can Lace Themselves twitter:description: The future is now twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Nike's 'Back to the Future'-inspired Sneaker Can Lace Itself > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Sep 21, 2016 9:36 PM UTC  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Sep 21, 2016 9:36 PM UTC In case you’ve ever wanted to have kicks like [Marty McFly](http://time.com/4078798/back-to-the-future-day/), you can look no further than Nike’s latest release, [self-lacing sneakers that were inspired by the cult film _Back to the Future II_](http://time.com/money/4081736/pepsi-nike-delorean-back-to-future-bttf/). In a feature with [_Wired_](https://www.wired.com/2016/09/nike-self-lacing-design-hyperadapt), the sportswear giant revealed that the impressive (and technologically advanced) [HyperAdapt 1.0](http://time.com/4261966/nike-self-lacing-sneakers-back-to-the-future/) can lace themselves, thanks to an internal cable system comprised of fishing line and a pressure sensor located in the sole that responds to the weight of your foot as you move with “an algorithmic pressure equation.” The heels of the shoes also light up to signal when the shoe is tightening and when the batteries need to be charged — which by Nike’s estimation, should take about two weeks to run low. Charging fully takes three hours and is accomplished with a small clip-on charger similar to Apple’s model for the Apple Watch. Nike’s PR Director Heidi Burgett revealed on [Twitter](https://twitter.com/heidiburgett/status/778269663889199104) that the HyperAdapt sneaker will be available only in the U.S., with appointments to experience and purchase beginning on November 28 of this year. You can learn more about the shoe with the video below. 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