MBT, Masai Barefoot Technology, was invented by Swiss engineer Karl Müller. During
a visit to Korea he made the startling discovery that walking barefoot over paddy
fields alleviated his back pain. Back in Switzerland, Müller began to develop a
footwear technology that would make the natural instability of soft ground such
as Korean paddy fields or the East African savannah accessible also to those, who
have to walk on hard surfaces.
In 1996, after years spent on research and development, Masai Barefoot Technology
was mature enough to be launched on the market. MBTs are now available in over twenty
countries, and approximately one million pairs of this revolutionary footwear technology
are sold every year.
In cooperation with CONTEMPLAS a special version of the motion analysis software
TEMPLO, called MBT gait analysis, has been designed. MBT sales partners worldwide
are taking advantage of the custom-tailored user interface for sales, marketing
and promotion.