Get all your news in one place.
100's of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Fortune
Fortune
Lifestyle
Andrea Guzman

Would you pay $1,400 for shoes that double your walking speed?

(Credit: Courtesy of Shift Robotics)

Artificial intelligence is changing the way we search the web, listen to music and how we define art—and if Xunjie Zhang has his way, A.I. technology will even make us walk a lot faster.

Zhang, the founder of Shift Robotics, has designed special shoes that pair A.I. with sensors and wheels to boost a person's walking speed by up to 250%.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100's of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.