Advances in Zipper Technology

[taiwan_girl]

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

Japan’s YKK, the world’s largest zipper manufacturer (go ahead, grab the nearest zipper, it probably says YKK on the pull), has announced a prototype self-propelled zipper with a built-in motor and gear mechanism it can use to zip itself up at the push of a button on a wired remote.

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YKK envisions more industrial use cases for its prototype.

As demonstrated in a video recently shared on the company’s YouTube channel, the self-propelled zipper is seen connecting a pair of 16-foot-tall membranes in about 40 seconds. Zipping them together manually would require the use of a ladder or other machinery.

Link to video

[Mik]

I decidedly do not want a remote control motor on my zipper. What an awful idea.

[89th]

LOL well put