Wobbleshroom Amrazê Rehabîlîtasyona Qapqapkê by Minkyu Seo

Wobbleshroom Amrazê Rehabîlîtasyona Qapqapkê by Minkyu Seo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Xelata A' Design Award a Hesinîn in Dîzayna Kelûpelên Werzîşê, Fîtnesê û Bêhnvedanê Competition Category.

HesinKelûpelên Werzîşê· 2022

Wobbleshroom Amrazê Rehabîlîtasyona Qapqapkê

by Minkyu Seo

Client: Minkyu Seo

Xelata A' Design Award a Hesinîn Winner in Kelûpelên Werzîşê Category

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The Design

About Wobbleshroom Amrazê Rehabîlîtasyona Qapqapkê

Wobbleshroom amrazek fêrbûna hevsengiyê ye ku ji bo xurtkirina qapqapkan û arîkariya pêşîgirtina birînan hatiye çêkirin. Şêwe ji textê hejikî îlham girtiye û mişromekê tîne bîra mirov. Pêpêkirina li ser lewheya jorîn amraz çalak dike, ku dengên mûzîkê lê dide û goşeyên hilbijartî dihejîne da ku bikarhêner rê nîşan bide ku ber bi wê aliyî ve xwar bibe. Yek set sê deqîqeyan dajo. Beşa jorîn ji fome polîuretanê nerm hatiye çêkirin ji bo girtin û nermbûnê, û laş ji akrîlonîtrîl bûtadien stîren hatiye çêkirin. Amraz 55 bi 38 santîmetreyan e û 5 kîlogram giran e.

The Recognition

About the Xelata A' Design Award a Hesinîn

Wobbleshroom Amrazê Rehabîlîtasyona Qapqapkê xelatgirê Xelata A' Design Award a Hesinîn e, nasîneke bi prestîj ku ji sêwiranên baş re tê dayîn, yên ku pêdiviyên pîşeyî û pîşesaziyê yên ku ji afirandinên baş hatine sêwirandin têne hêvîkirin tînin cih. Xelatgirên Hesinînê jêhatîbûna mezin, pisporiya bilind, têgihiştina pisporî û kapasîteya afirîner a afirînerên xwe nîşan didin. Tê hêvîkirin ku Wobbleshroom Amrazê Rehabîlîtasyona Qapqapkê afirandineke pir hatiye rêzgirtin, sitayişkirin û delal, pratîkî û nûjen be. Ev sêwirana bi Hesinînê serketî pratîkên çêtirîn ên pîşesaziyê yekgirtî dike û xwedî taybetmendiyên teknîkî yên jêhatî ye ku bi zanîn û jêhatîbûnê ve girêdayî ne. Wobbleshroom Amrazê Rehabîlîtasyona Qapqapkê ji ber baldariya xwe tê rêzgirtin û hatiye sêwirandin da ku kalîteya jiyanê baştir bike û alîkariya çêtirkirina dinyayê bike.

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