stellvertreter shoes lets wearers step into someone else's footwear

stellvertreter shoes lets wearers step into someone else’s footwear
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what if you could step into someone else’s shoes? developed by lukas gächter, olivia stadler and ramon marc of zürcher hochschule der künste, the ‘stellvertreter’ shoes answer this question with a two component project, that conveys the movement of one person to another. the input sneakers are equipped with a couple of pressure sensors which can record the motion of the wearer. the output footgear feature embedded silicone cushions that in- and deflate according to the recorded actions. the technology is made possible through its shiftr.io platform and the arduino ‘yún’ micro-controller, and aims to enable people to feel loved ones steps whilst they travel around the world and even, to experience a sport star’s strides.

walk in someone else’s footsteps

the silicone cushions in- and deflate according to the recorded movement

the output footgear

an early prototype with silicone sensors embedded

development models

the arduino micro-controller is worn by the input shoes wearer