Wobbleshroom Instrumentum Rehabilitationis Talorum by Minkyu Seo

Wobbleshroom Instrumentum Rehabilitationis Talorum by Minkyu Seo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum in Bona Athletica Competition Category.

FerrumBona Athletica· 2022

Wobbleshroom Instrumentum Rehabilitationis Talorum

by Minkyu Seo

Client: Minkyu Seo

Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum Winner in Bona Athletica Category

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The Design

About Wobbleshroom Instrumentum Rehabilitationis Talorum

Wobbleshroom est instrumentum exercitii aequilibrii ad tali robordandos et laesiones prohibendas factum. Forma ex tabula vacillante inspirata est et fungum revocat. Lamina superiore calcata, instrumentum activatur, quod notas musicas sonat et angulos selectos vibrat ut usorem ad illam partem inclinandum ducat. Una series tria minuta durat. Pars superior ex molli spuma polyurethanica ad prehensionem et pulvinamentum facta est, corpus vero ex acrylonitrilo butadieno styreno. Instrumentum quinquaginta quinque per triginta octo centimetra metitur et quinque chiliogrammata pendet.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum

Wobbleshroom Instrumentum Rehabilitationis Talorum victor est Praemii A' Design Award Ferreum, honoris amplissimi formis bonis dati, quae postulatis professionalibus et industrialibus ab creationibus bene formatis exspectatis satisfaciunt. Victores Ferrei magnam peritiam, altam specializationem, intellectum periti et facultatem creandi auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Wobbleshroom Instrumentum Rehabilitationis Talorum creationem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, practicam et novam fore. Haec forma Ferreo victa optimas industriae consuetudines integrat et proprietates technicas idoneas, cum scientia et talento coniunctas, habet. Wobbleshroom Instrumentum Rehabilitationis Talorum ob diligentiam suam honoratur et ad vitae qualitatem emendandam formatum est, ut mundum meliorem reddere iuvet.

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