Wobbleshroom Muqu Chaki Allichana Herramienta by Minkyu Seo

Wobbleshroom Muqu Chaki Allichana Herramienta by Minkyu Seo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Fierru Premiu in Atipanakuy Llamkana Kamay Competition Category.

FierruAtipanakuy Llamkana· 2022

Wobbleshroom Muqu Chaki Allichana Herramienta

by Minkyu Seo

Client: Minkyu Seo

A' Design Award Fierru Premiu Winner in Atipanakuy Llamkana Category

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The Design

About Wobbleshroom Muqu Chaki Allichana Herramienta

Wobbleshroom nisqaqa balance yachachina herramientam, muquchakikunata kallpachaspa unquykunamanta harkanapaq ruwasqa. Kay formaqa "wobble board" nisqamanta hamun, chaymantapas huk k'allmawan (mushroom) rikch'akun. Patapi kaq t'aqllaman sarusqaqa, herramientataqa kallichin, chaymi takikunata waqyachin, chaywanpas akllasqa k'uchunkunapi khuyuchispa, ruwaqta wiñaspa kuyuchinanpaq yanapan. Huk kutiqa kimsa minutokunata suyan. Pataqa poliuretano foamwan ruwasqam, hapinapaq hinaspa llamp'uyanapaq, cuerponñataq acrilonitrilo butadieno estirenowan ruwasqa kachkan. Kay herramientaqa 55 por 38 centimetronkunata tupun, hinaspa 5 kilokunata llasan.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Fierru Premiu

Wobbleshroom Muqu Chaki Allichana Herramienta A' Design Award Fierru Premiu mishak kan, yupaychay, kayta ruray yachak shinallatak industriapak mañaykunata paktachik alli diseñukunaman kun. Fierru mishak kashkakunaka hatun ruray ushayta, hanak yachayta, yachak yuyayta shinallatak ruray kamachiyta rikuchinku. Wobbleshroom Muqu Chaki Allichana Herramienta sinchi yupaychashka, kuyashka shinallatak kuyashka ruray, ruranapak alli shinallatak mushuk yuyaypi kanata munanku. Kay Fierru Premiu japishka diseñuka industriapak ashtawan alli ruraykunata tantachin shinallatak yachaywan shinallatak ushaywan tantashka tekniku ushayta charin. Sinchi ruraymanta Wobbleshroom Muqu Chaki Allichana Herramienta yupaychashka kan shinallatak kawsayta alliyachik ruraykunata kuypak ruray kan, pachata ashtawan alli kachun ruran.

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