Wobbleshroom Piranti Rehabilitasi Pergelangan Sikil by Minkyu Seo

Wobbleshroom Piranti Rehabilitasi Pergelangan Sikil by Minkyu Seo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Wesi in Desain Piranti Olahraga, Kebugaran lan Rekreasi Competition Category.

WesiPiranti Olahraga· 2022

Wobbleshroom Piranti Rehabilitasi Pergelangan Sikil

by Minkyu Seo

Client: Minkyu Seo

A' Design Award Wesi Winner in Piranti Olahraga Category

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The Design

About Wobbleshroom Piranti Rehabilitasi Pergelangan Sikil

Wobbleshroom minangka piranti latihan keseimbangan sing digawe kanggo nguatake pergelangan sikil lan mbantu nyegah cedhera. Wujude kainspirasi saka wobble board lan ngelingake marang jamur. Ngidak plat sisih ndhuwur bakal ngaktifake piranti iki, sing muter cathetan musik lan nggetarake pojokan sing dipilih kanggo nuntun pangguna miring menyang arah kasebut. Sak set lawase telung menit. Bagian ndhuwur digawe saka busa poliuretan sing lembut kanggo cengkeraman lan bantalan, dene bodine digawe saka akrilonitril butadiena stirena. Piranti iki ukurane 55 kaliyan 38 sentimeter lan bobote 5 kilogram.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Wesi

Wobbleshroom Piranti Rehabilitasi Pergelangan Sikil menang A' Design Award Wesi, pangenalan sing prestisius sing diparingake marang desain sing apik sing nyukupi kabutuhan profesional lan industri sing dikarepake saka ciptaan sing dirancang kanthi apik. Pemenang Wesi nuduhake katrampilan sing gedhe, spesialisasi sing dhuwur, pangerten ahli lan kapasitas kreatif para penciptane. Wobbleshroom Piranti Rehabilitasi Pergelangan Sikil dikarepake dadi ciptaan sing dihargai banget, dikagumi lan ditresnani sing praktis lan inovatif. Desain sing menang A' Design Award Wesi iki nggabungake praktik industri sing paling apik lan nduweni ciri teknis sing kompeten sing disambung karo kawruh lan bakat. Wobbleshroom Piranti Rehabilitasi Pergelangan Sikil diajeni amarga ketelitiane lan dirancang kanggo nyedhiyakake paningkatan kualitas urip sing mbiyantu ndadekake donya panggonan sing luwih apik.

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