Genius hour Proposal

Measuring Socks Proposal

           

Problem: - The problem with buying shoes in present days are their sizes are only measured in one dimension. But the size of the feet is different from person to person and width and height of the feet are also plays equal importance in getting a perfect fit shoe. Without good fitting shoe there will be some side effects by wearing them like getting pain from walking even small distance or fingers getting sour from wearing unfit shoe for full day.

Proposed Solution: - I come up with an Idea to make a device that can measure the size and shape of the feet in three dimensions and send the information to the personal account. This devise looks like a sock and flexible as socks which will fit for wide range of feet, I call it Measuring socks. These Measuring socks can be used for ordering the shoe that fit perfectly, comfortable and design can be customizable without compromising the size.   

            As 3-D printing technology becoming more popular and advance it will be easy and fast to make daily products while keeping cost at low. With Measuring sock anyone can get their feet measurements in three dimensions and send the details to Shoe company and get the shoes that fit for them any time they want.

Justification: - In present day society most people get their shoes from online shopping where one cannot get to try them before buying or couldn’t get good look at the shoe and end up changing their mind after they received them. There are cases where wearing shoes that doesn’t fit good will make feet distorted or have blood circulation issues, people need to wear shoes that fit for their feet and shape getting narrow shoe for looks will end up hurting their own body. According to Dr. James loli, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery at Harvard Medical School wrong shoes may impair your mobility and independence. So, have a device to measure your feet and selecting shoe with good measurement will provide a good fitting shoe and doesn’t have to worry about whether they would fit for your feet or not and save time while ordering shoes online.

Work cited

Harvard health Letter, April 2016, https://www.health.harvard.edu/pain/foot-problems-try-these-tips-to-find-comfortable-shoes