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Posted by Glen Jackson Taylor | 25 Jan 2006
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The Ergoshoe project is driven by INESCOP, the Spanish Technological Institute for Footwear and Related Industries.
By using a laser foot scanner to create a 3D computer model of a person's feet, the ERGOSHOE system bridges the design gap between shoe manufacturers and customers, allowing shoe comfort to be improved efficiently and at relatively low cost in the mass market, and in niche markets such as healthcare and worker footwear. In turn, it promises to boost the competitiveness of European shoemakers, who produce 700 to 800 million pairs a year, against Asian imports that amounted to 1.6 billion pairs in 2004.
Full article: blogs.zdnet.com | Via: Pixelsurgeon
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Left Foot Company (http://www.leftfootcompany.com/) has been manufacturing shoes with a similar concept for years now. Their business is already commercially viable and spreading all-over europe.
I highly recommend giving them a try.