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Say bye-bye painful feet, hello comfort with Shapecrunch's digitised custom insole

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Shapecrunch, which makes 3D printed custom insoles for people with problems such as flat feet, plantar fasciitis, and diabetic foot, aims to reinvent orthotics and prosthetics with its technology. The problem it solves: Using smart computer vision and machine learning algorithm, the company makes 3D printed custom insoles for consumers with foot problems. The idea of Shapecrunch was born around three years ago when one of the company's Co-founders, Nitin Gandhi, who suffers from a flat foot, had difficulties getting a pair of custom orthotics. "I went to the doctor and he told me to get a pair of custom orthotics. Then I went to a shop to get those made and was surprised to see the manual process. All the machines were imported and the orthotics that I finally got had to be replaced because they were uncomfortable. Then again I had to go there," Nitin recalls.