‘World’s fastest shoes’ increase walking speed by 250%

‘Walk at the speed of a run,’ creators of Moonwalkers claim

Shift Robotics claims its Moonwalkers shoes boost walking speed by 250 per cent (Moonwalkers)

Robotics engineers have invented what they claim to be the “world’s fastest shoes,” capable of boosting a wearer’s walking speed by up to 250 per cent.

Shift Robotics, a spin-off from Carnegie Mellon University in the US, developed the strap-on Moonwalkers footwear in an effort to revolutionise the way people walk.

The shoes use a 300-watt electric motor connected to eight rollerblade wheels, which delivers a top speed of 11kph (7mph) and a range of 10km.