On November 17, Adidas 3D printed shoes AlphaEDGE 4D was officially launched worldwide. This product is provided by Silicon Valley 3D printing startup Carbon. The technology uses photopolymer resin that is stronger than ordinary resin to print a pair of shoes in about 30-35 minutes. . The price is US $ 300, and the domestic price is RMB 2,499. There are 100,000 pairs in the world.
Carbon is a unicorn company in the field of 3D printing. In addition to sneakers, there are also industries such as medical design, clothing, automotive parts, and electronics. Its 3D printed materials can take into account the stability of the front, back, left, and right movement of shoes, and are continuous materials. .
Blayne Hettinga, director of sports technology at Adidas, said that the reason why he chose to use Carbon technology is because he hopes that a pair of shoes can be used in more categories.