Wobbleshroom Perangkat Rehabilitasi Pergelangan Kaki by Minkyu Seo

Wobbleshroom Perangkat Rehabilitasi Pergelangan Kaki by Minkyu Seo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Besi in Desain Perlengkapan Olahraga, Kebugaran dan Rekreasi Competition Category.

BesiPerlengkapan Olahraga· 2022

Wobbleshroom Perangkat Rehabilitasi Pergelangan Kaki

by Minkyu Seo

Client: Minkyu Seo

A' Design Award Besi Winner in Perlengkapan Olahraga Category

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The Design

About Wobbleshroom Perangkat Rehabilitasi Pergelangan Kaki

Wobbleshroom adalah perangkat latihan keseimbangan yang dibuat untuk memperkuat pergelangan kaki dan membantu mencegah cedera. Bentuknya terinspirasi dari wobble board dan menyerupai jamur. Menginjak pelat bagian atas akan mengaktifkan perangkat ini, yang memainkan nada musik dan menggetarkan sudut-sudut tertentu untuk memandu pengguna memiringkan tubuh ke arah tersebut. Satu sesi berlangsung selama tiga menit. Bagian atasnya terbuat dari busa poliuretan lembut untuk cengkeraman dan bantalan, sedangkan bodinya terbuat dari akrilonitril butadiena stirena. Perangkat ini berukuran 55 kali 38 sentimeter dan berbobot 5 kilogram.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Besi

Wobbleshroom Perangkat Rehabilitasi Pergelangan Kaki adalah pemenang A' Design Award Besi, pengakuan yang bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain yang baik yang memenuhi persyaratan profesional dan industri yang diharapkan dari kreasi yang dirancang dengan baik. Pemenang Besi menunjukkan keterampilan yang besar, spesialisasi yang tinggi, pemahaman ahli, dan kapasitas kreatif para penciptanya. Wobbleshroom Perangkat Rehabilitasi Pergelangan Kaki diharapkan menjadi kreasi yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi, dan dicintai yang praktis dan inovatif. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Besi ini mengintegrasikan praktik terbaik industri dan memiliki karakteristik teknis yang kompeten yang terkait dengan pengetahuan teknis dan bakat. Wobbleshroom Perangkat Rehabilitasi Pergelangan Kaki dihormati karena ketelitiannya dan dirancang untuk memberikan peningkatan kualitas hidup yang membantu menjadikan dunia tempat yang lebih baik.

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