Quick Facts
- The new Nike Mind 001 slide appears in a Black colorway
- Like the rest of the Mind series, the shoe features a series of 22 orange nodes built into the sole
- The Nike Mind 001 Black will be released Spring 2026 for $90
Nike made a huge step forward in sneaker tech this week, releasing a robotic shoe and a new series of mind-altering silhouettes out of its newly formed Sport Offense team, an innovation and design initiative that spans every corner of the Nike brand, encompassing Nike, Jordan, and Converse. The Mind 001 mule was the first shoe in the sensory-focused Mind line, and after showing off two early colorways, Beaverton is back with another pair in black.
The Nike Mind 001 Black takes the molded mule silhouette with puffy columns on the sides, a sleek upper, and a perforated forefoot cover, and dips it in all black. The bulky slide gets a hit of shine with metallic silver Swoosh logos on the midfoot panel and sitting vertically on the side panel. Like the rest of the Mind series, the shoe features a series of 22 orange nodes built into the sole.
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