We’ve been waiting for years for shoemakers to develop the kind of self-lacing footwear that once only seemed possible in movies, but it turns out that making smart shoes isn’t all that easy.

The shoe goes on sale in February. Michael Sawh, editor of wearable tech website Wareable said: "Obviously this is a big nostalgic nod to the self-lacing shoes from Back to the Future that have ...

Check out the video of [Pentland_Designs] Shoelace locks after the break. For more shoe-tech, check out these LEGO self-lacing shoes, or this teardown of Nike’s self-lacing offering.

Nike first launched its self-lacing technology in 2016 with the HyperAdapt sneaker, which uses a custom motor and gear train to adjust the tightness of the shoe. The dedicated Adapt app released ...