Wobbleshroom Nilkan kuntoutuslaite by Minkyu Seo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Rautapalkinto A' Design Award in Urheiluvälineet Competition Category.
RautaUrheiluvälineet· 2022
Wobbleshroom Nilkan kuntoutuslaite
by Minkyu Seo
Client: Minkyu Seo
Rautapalkinto A' Design Award Winner in Urheiluvälineet Category
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About Wobbleshroom Nilkan kuntoutuslaite
Wobbleshroom on tasapainoharjoittelulaite, joka on suunniteltu vahvistamaan nilkkoja ja ehkäisemään loukkaantumisia. Muoto on saanut inspiraationsa tasapainolaudasta ja muistuttaa sienenlakkia. Yläpinnalle astuminen aktivoi laitteen, joka soittaa nuotteja ja tärisyttää valittuja kulmia ohjatakseen käyttäjää kallistumaan kyseiseen suuntaan. Yksi harjoitussarja kestää kolme minuuttia. Yläosa on valmistettu pehmeästä polyuretaanivaahdosta otteen ja pehmustuksen vuoksi, ja runko on valmistettu akryylinitriilibutadieenistyreenistä. Laitteen mitat ovat 55 x 38 senttimetriä, ja se painaa 5 kilogrammaa.
The Recognition
About the Rautapalkinto A' Design Award
Wobbleshroom Nilkan kuntoutuslaite on Rautapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittaja, arvostettu tunnustus, joka myönnetään hyville designeille, jotka täyttävät hyvin suunnitelluilta luomuksilta odotetut ammatilliset ja teollisuuden vaatimukset. Rautavoittajat osoittavat tekijöidensä suurta taitoa, korkeaa erikoistumista, asiantuntevaa ymmärrystä ja luovaa kapasiteettia. Wobbleshroom Nilkan kuntoutuslaite:n odotetaan olevan korkeassa arvossa pidetty, ihailtu ja rakastettu luomus, joka on käytännöllinen ja innovatiivinen. Tämä Rautapalkinnon A' Design Award -voittajadesign yhdistää alan parhaita käytäntöjä, ja sillä on pätevät tekniset ominaisuudet, jotka yhdistyvät osaamiseen ja lahjakkuuteen. Wobbleshroom Nilkan kuntoutuslaite:a arvostetaan sen perusteellisuudesta, ja se on suunniteltu tarjoamaan elämänlaadun parannuksia, jotka auttavat tekemään maailmasta paremman paikan.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- Wobbleshroom is a prehabilitative device designed to prevent future ankle injuries by bringing Neuromuscular Training and Whole Body Vibration into our everyday life. The device utilizes sound and vibration to guide the user in which direction to move – always ensuring a safe, fun, and effective exercise routine that does not feel burdensome.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 55cm x 38cm, 5kg
- Tags
- Healthcare, Recreation, Gamification, Exercise, Fun
- Production Technology
- To improve grips to prevent a user from falling off while being on top of the device, the top of the Wobbleshroom is designed with soft PU foam. It is soft, cushiony, and provides enough rigidity, serving as a perfect material to address my need. The rest of the body is mostly designed with Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene.
- Design Challenge
- Challenge was to lower the bar of rehabilitative exercise so that it is readily accessible for all users in a safe, joyful way, ultimately with a goal of the product blending into the user's daily life without feeling like a chore. To make the breakthrough, I have interviewed the users and the experts in the field - including doctors from John Hopkins University, based on data collected on various functional mockups.
- Research
- The research initially began with ankle injuries. Though some may view them as minor incidents, they are highly likely to develop into permanently unstable ankles if improperly treated. After finding out that the primary way to prevent ankle injuries is by improving peroneal muscles, I set out ways to discover possible fitting exercise routines used by professional athletes. It was there that I came across neuromuscular training and whole-body vibration. Prior is an exercise often used by athletes, and later is a technique developed by NASA for astronauts to stimulate leg muscles and improve balance.
- Inspiration
- The main inspiration came from the wobble board, a widely used tool to improve one's core strength during rehabilitative exercise.
Additional inspiration came from interviews with experts - including a doctor at Johns Hopkins University. - Project Duration
- The project finished December of 2021 in California.
- Operation Flow
- The simple act of stepping on the Wobbleshroom activates the device. It would start to play music notes and vibrate specific corners of the upper plate (mushroom hat), guiding users to tilt their bodies accordingly. A single set completes after 3 minutes, which is just the safe amount of exercise one is expected to do a day.
- Patents
- Copyrights belong to Minkyu Seo
- Team Members
- Minkyu Seo
- Image Credits
- N/A
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