Wusa Basa Guru: Mudziyo Wemagetsi Wekufamba Wemunhu Mumwe by Anri Sugihara

Wusa Basa Guru: Mudziyo Wemagetsi Wekufamba Wemunhu Mumwe by Anri Sugihara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award in Motokari, Kufamba neKuendesa Competition Category.

SirivhaMotokari· 2021

Wusa Basa Guru: Mudziyo Wemagetsi Wekufamba Wemunhu Mumwe

by Anri Sugihara

Client: RDS Co., Ltd.

Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award Winner in Motokari Category

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The Design

About Wusa Basa Guru: Mudziyo Wemagetsi Wekufamba Wemunhu Mumwe

Wusa mudhudhudhu mudiki wemagetsi unozoshanda zvakare seunit yesimba yewiricheya inoshandiswa nemaoko. Mudziyo uyu mudiki wakagadzirirwa kufamba muguta uye kushandiswa panguva yekuzorora. Furemu yakasimba yesimbi inobata bhatiri rakareruka relithium-ion rakaiswa pasi uye padivi, saka unit iyi inogona kushandiswa newiricheya. Kufambisa nevhiri rekumashure kunobvumira kumhanya kwepamusoro-soro kwemakiromita makumi matatu neshanu paawa, uye suspension yekumashure ine stroke refu inowedzera kunyaradzwa. Zvidimbu zvemudhudhudhu zviripo zvinogona kuiswa, saka mudziyo uyu unogona kugadziridzwa maererano nezvido zvemunhu. Wusa yakagadzirirwa kukwezva vatasvi vese, kwete kune vanoshandisa mawiricheya chete.

The Recognition

About the Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award

Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award wakahwinwa ne Wusa Basa Guru: Mudziyo Wemagetsi Wekufamba Wemunhu Mumwe, rukudzo rwakakwirira zvikuru runopiwa kumadhizaini epamusoro, anonaka uye anofadza. Vakunda veSirivha mabasa anopenya kwazvo uye ane kugadzira kwakasiyana anoratidza unyanzvi, hunyanzvi hwekusikwa nekungwara kwevagadziri vawo. Wusa Basa Guru: Mudziyo Wemagetsi Wekufamba Wemunhu Mumwe inotarisirwa kuva basa rinoshamisa, rinotangira vamwe, rine hunyanzvi hunoonekwa uye zvitsva zvakadzika. Dhizaini iyi yakahwina Mubairo weSirivha we A' Design Award chigadzirwa chinoshamisa, chinokudzwa chinobatsira uye chinosundira mberi miganhu yehunyanzvi, sayenzi, dhizaini netekinoroji. Wusa Basa Guru: Mudziyo Wemagetsi Wekufamba Wemunhu Mumwe chigadzirwa chinoshuvirwa nevazhinji, chinomutsa zvishuvo, chinouya nemanzwiro akanaka uye chinomutsa kushamisika.

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.