Wobbleshroom 足首リハビリテーション装置 by Minkyu Seo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 鉄賞 in スポーツ用品・フィットネス・レクリエーション機器デザイン Competition Category.
鉄スポーツ用品· 2022
Wobbleshroom 足首リハビリテーション装置
by Minkyu Seo
Client: Minkyu Seo
A' Design Award 鉄賞 Winner in スポーツ用品 Category
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About Wobbleshroom 足首リハビリテーション装置
Wobbleshroomは、足首を強化し、けがの予防を助けるために作られたバランストレーニング装置です。フォルムはウォブルボード(バランスボード)から着想を得ており、キノコを思わせる形状です。上部プレートに足を乗せると装置が作動し、音符のメロディーを奏でながら選択されたコーナーが振動し、その方向へ傾けるようユーザーを導きます。1セットは3分間です。トップ部分はグリップ性とクッション性に優れた軟質ポリウレタンフォーム製で、本体はアクリロニトリル・ブタジエン・スチレン樹脂で作られています。装置のサイズは55×38センチメートル、重量は5キログラムです。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 鉄賞
Wobbleshroom 足首リハビリテーション装置は、よく設計された創造物に期待される専門的・産業的要件を満たす優れたデザインに授与される、権威ある評価である A' Design Award 鉄賞の受賞作品です。鉄賞の受賞作品は、制作者の高い技量、高度な専門性、専門家としての理解、創造的な能力を示しています。Wobbleshroom 足首リハビリテーション装置は、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される、実用的で革新的な創造物であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 鉄賞を受賞したデザインは、業界のベストプラクティスを統合し、ノウハウと才能に結びついた有能な技術的特性を備えています。Wobbleshroom 足首リハビリテーション装置は、その徹底ぶりで尊敬され、世界をより良い場所にするための生活の質の向上をもたらすよう設計されています。
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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