4.25.2025
technologyindustrial designclothing industry

YKK, the world's largest zipper manufacturer, is developing a self-propelled zipper that can zip itself up with the push of a button on a wired remote. The current prototype is tent-sized and designed for industrial applications, and for it to be useful for everyday wear, it will need to be miniaturized.

YKK makes a automatic zipper

https://www.theverge.com/news/656535/ykk-self-propelled-zipper-prototype