Wusa Primary Function: Waka Nekehanga Whaiaro Hiko by Anri Sugihara

Wusa Primary Function: Waka Nekehanga Whaiaro Hiko by Anri Sugihara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Hiriwa in Hoahoa Waka, Nekehanga me te Hari Competition Category.

HiriwaWaka· 2021

Wusa Primary Function: Waka Nekehanga Whaiaro Hiko

by Anri Sugihara

Client: RDS Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Hiriwa Winner in Waka Category

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The Design

About Wusa Primary Function: Waka Nekehanga Whaiaro Hiko

Book Text: He motupaika hiko iti a Wusa e mahi hoki ana hei pūnaha kaha mō te tūru wīra ā-ringa. He waka whāiti tēnei hei haere i te tāone me te whakangā. He anga rino kaha e pupuri ana i tētahi pākahiko lithium-ion māmā kua tū ki raro, ki te taha, kia taea ai te whakamahi me te tūru wīra. Nā te akiaki wīra o muri e tae ai ki te tere teitei o te 35 kiromita ia haora, ā, mā te whakaputu o muri me tōna tokanga roa e piki ai te whakamānawa. Ka taea te whakauru i ngā wāhanga motupaika e wātea ana, nō reira ka taea te whakarite anō i te waka kia rite ki tō koe hiahia. Kua hoahoatia a Wusa hei whakaaweawe i ngā kaieke katoa, kaua ko ngā tāngata tūru wīra anake.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hiriwa

Ko Wusa Primary Function: Waka Nekehanga Whaiaro Hiko te toa o te A' Design Award Hiriwa, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa taumata teitei rawa, ātaahua me te whakamīharo. Ko ngā toa Hiriwa he mahi tino kanapa, tino auaha e whakaatu ana i te mātanga, te pūmanawa me te mōhio hōhonu o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko Wusa Primary Function: Waka Nekehanga Whaiaro Hiko he mahi whakamīharo, he tauira, he tino ngaio, he auaha hōhonu. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Hiriwa he hanganga rongonui, whakamīharotia e whai wāhi ana ki te whakawhānui i ngā rohe o te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau. Ko Wusa Primary Function: Waka Nekehanga Whaiaro Hiko he mahi e hae ana te tini, e whakaara ana i ngā hiahia, e kawe mai ana i ngā kare-ā-roto pai, ā, e whakaoho ana i te mīharo.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: WUSA is a small electric motorcycle that you can easily ride. It is a vehicle with two sides, It isn't only a motorcycle but also a combined with a wheelchair to be used as electric mobility, and is intended for use in urban areas and leisure activities. It can also be docked with WF01, which won the Platinum Award at the A'Design Award in 2020, and is a proposal for a new means of transportation regardless of the rider, with a wide range of users with various usages.
Dimensions & Packaging: size:950 x 500 x 600
weight:25kg
max motor power:500W(to resister as a moped to ride on public road in japan)
Tags: eMoto, Movility, Wheelchair, SDGs, Inclusive Design, EV
Production Technology: A sturdy steel frame with a lightweight, high-capacity lithium-ion battery placed low and sideways for use in wheelchairs. Existing bike and mini bike parts can be used, and you can customize it as you like. Its rear-wheel drive up to 35 kph maximum and does not lose traction with wheelspin uphill with wheelchair use. Equipped with a rear suspension with a large stroke, riders can enjoy comfort ride and the difference of turning with acceleration and braking that is fun as a motorcycle.
Design Challenge: RDS Co., Ltd. has been engaged in R&D of various motor sports products for years and has been an official partner of F1 racing team Scuderia AlphaTauri recently. RDS have also developed competitive equipment for parasports with athletes. They live in wheelchairs and have limited mobility, but love vehicles and speed. The technology cultivated in racing field can create a vehicle enjoy together. “Cool thing is justice” is the philosophy of RDS, and we aim to create products that embody it.
Inspiration: Japan is a leading country of issues. One of the typical issue is the progressing of the aging and depopulation especially in local sites, causing how to keep daily moving as a issue. Some public transportation is being closed due to reduced demand. In addition, there are wheelchair users as existing vulnerable. Any transportation that fills the middle between a car and a wheelchair will help a lot yet for only limited demand for welfare use, it is often hard to solve it in reasonable price.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2019 in Japan and keep on going.
Operation Flow: WUSA is a vehicle with two sides, It isn't only a motorcycle but also a power unit for a wheelchair. This compact mobility won't separate user by their body ability. It can be enjoyed by both manual wheelchair users and able-bodied people for their own usage. By not to be a pure welfare product, an attractive design that everyone wants and be able to ride, RDS want to add a new way of the welfare mobilities should be.
Team Members: RDS Ltd., Co., exiii design Inc. Yoshihiro Hirata R2, MAGNET Inc., makesense Inc. and quod, LLC
Image Credits: RDS Co., Ltd.