In contrast the Adidas Ultra 4D running shoes (from their 4D range) are a hybrid solution, with a standard rubber outsole, 3D printed midsole with complex structures and mostly fabric top part.

Using 3D printing to make the shoes also localizes the business, enabling the footwear to be made wherever there is a 3D printer to make them. “They are environmentally-friendly,” Qiu said.

A startup claims to have developed the world's first entirely artificial intelligence-designed and 3D-printed shoe, the brainchild of a 25-year-old.

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Despite knowing better, most climbers wear shoes two sizes too small. Athos, a Barcelona-based company, is hoping to change that with the world's first 3D-printed climbing shoes, promising a ...

Footwearology, the footwear academy, has just launched a new 3D printing residency program at its lab in Alicante, Spain.

The fact that the Nike Air Max 1000, produced with Zellerfeld’s printing platform, sold out immediately shows that sneaker ...

Nike’s 3D-printed Air Max 1000 is turning heads and setting the tone for sneaker innovation in 2025. Nike’s First 3D-Printed ...

An African penguin named "Larkin" is upgrading from small boot-like devices to 3D-printed shoes to help her get around on land.

Zellerfeld is bringing its 3D-printed footwear experience in-store with a brand-new partnership with Berlin-based sneaker and streetwear retailer Solebox.