‘E-bike for your feet’: How bionic sneakers could change human mobility

Chloe Veltman evaluates Nike’s Project Amplify system on a steep incline at the LeBron James Innovation Center in Beaverton, Ore., on Jan. 14. She says that after “getting over the surprise” of initially wearing the Project Amplify shoes, “it kind of feels like my feet are being pushed more aggressively forward.” Gritchelle Fallesgon for NPR

Gritchelle Fallesgon for NPR

The buildings at Nike’s world headquarters — the Philip H. Knight Campus in Beaverton, Ore. —