Hi I’m trying to locate a particular hardware used in “self-lacing” shoes (sneakers/tennis). I’ve attached screenshots I took of the item. It has an internal battery which can be recharged via charging plate just like a wireless phone charger pad. If you can please help me locate the hardware or something similar I’d greatly appreciate it.
Hi @Alset and welcome to the forum,
at first I wanted to point you to tutorials how to make a double-knot 
but more seriously, I think you’ll probably find such proprietary stuff only on AliBaba and similar Sites.
Good luck
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@Alset Welcome to the RobotShop Community. I’ll admit the new NIKE Adapt is an attractive shoe (though a number of articles indicate they stop working), and there have been other self-tying shoes from other manufacturers , but are you looking to replace the electronics in an existing shoe, create your own module for a single prototype or produce a new design?
Not a huge fan of laces myself, so my sneakers’ stock laces have been replaced by “quick laces”, my winter boots use zippers and my cycling shoes use the “Boa Closure System”
It seems like the product in your image create a variant of the Boa system, adding a geared DC motor (which ideally stops when a certain current / tension is reached), an MCU for the sensor, two buttons for input, an integrated (likely LiPo) battery, wireless charging system and perhaps wireless Bluetooth input. Easy to see how it can fail with repeated jogging and jostling.
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Thanks for your response cbenson, I customize sneakers and I’m trying to create/produce a self tying sneaker with similar technology but i cant seem to find it especially in the size i need it to be in order to fit where i need it to fit which would most likely be in the sole of the sneaker. Do you know where can I find all the components for purchase so that i can plug and play?
Start with a Boa closure system and contact the company (or Chinese knockoffs) to see if they’re working on a motorized version, or an “add-on” version. Tell them what you do and they might express interest. They may also not express interest and develop it anyway
Not aware of anything plug and play. A custom, compact solution won’t be easy unless you’re prepared to machine quite a few parts. The bigger issue will likely be making it reliable.
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Thank you so much for all of your help and insight cbenson. I really appreciate it. I’ll do just that.