Wobbleshroom Cov Cuab Yeej Kho Qab Taws by Minkyu Seo

Wobbleshroom Cov Cuab Yeej Kho Qab Taws by Minkyu Seo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Hlau in Tsim Khoom Siv Kis Las, Kev Tawm Dag Zog thiab Khoom Siv Lom Zem Competition Category.

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Wobbleshroom Cov Cuab Yeej Kho Qab Taws

by Minkyu Seo

Client: Minkyu Seo

A' Design Award Hlau Winner in Khoom Siv Kis Las Category

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The Design

About Wobbleshroom Cov Cuab Yeej Kho Qab Taws

Wobbleshroom yog ib lub cuab yeej cob qhia txoj kev sib npaug ua rau lub qab taws muaj zog thiab pab tiv thaiv kev raug mob. Tus qauv tau txais kev tshoov siab los ntawm daim wobble board thiab qhia txog lub hmab txhib. Kev tsuj rau saum daim phiaj sab saud ua rau lub cuab yeej pib ua hauj lwm, uas tshuab suab nkauj thiab ua zog koog rau cov ceg kaum uas raug xaiv los qhia tus siv khoom kom tig mus rau sab ntawd. Ib lub sijhawm cob qhia siv sijhawm peb feeb. Sab saud yog tsim los ntawm cov roj polyurethane foam mos uas pab ntxiag tes thiab pab tiv thaiv kev tsuj nyem, thiab lub cev yog tsim los ntawm acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. Lub cuab yeej ntev 55 centimeters dav 38 centimeters thiab hnyav 5 kilograms.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hlau

Wobbleshroom Cov Cuab Yeej Kho Qab Taws yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Hlau, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom uas muab rau cov qauv tsim zoo uas ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau ntawm kev ua haujlwm thiab kev lag luam uas xav tau los ntawm cov khoom tsim zoo. Cov neeg yeej Hlau qhia txog kev txawj loj, kev paub tshwj xeeb siab, kev nkag siab ntawm cov kws tshaj lij thiab lub peev xwm tsim ntawm cov neeg tsim. Wobbleshroom Cov Cuab Yeej Kho Qab Taws xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub uas siv tau thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Hlau no sib xyaw cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev lag luam thiab muaj cov yam ntxwv siv tshuab txawj ntse txuas nrog kev paub thiab txuj ci. Wobbleshroom Cov Cuab Yeej Kho Qab Taws tau txais kev hwm vim nws tag nrho thiab tsim los muab kev txhim kho rau lub neej uas pab ua rau lub ntiaj teb zoo dua.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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