Tšepe Dihlahiswa tsa Dipapadi · 2022
Wobbleshroom Sesebelisoa sa Ntlafatso ya Sekgoele
by Minkyu Seo
- Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award 2022 in Dihlahiswa tsa Dipapadi
- CLIENT: Minkyu Seo
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 26,304
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About Wobbleshroom Sesebelisoa sa Ntlafatso ya Sekgoele
Wobbleshroom ke sesebelisoa sa tlwaetso ya tekano se entsweng ho matlafatsa maotwana le ho thusa ho thibela ditsoho. Sebopeho sa yona se hlohlelletswoe ke boto ya wobble le ho hopolisa hlobo ya bolo. Ho hata poleiti e ka hodimo ho kganya sesebelisoa, se bapalang mmino wa dinoutu le ho sisinya dikhona tse kgethiloe ho tataisa mosebelisi ho sekamela ka lehlakoreng leo. Sete e nngwe e tsamaya metsotso e meraro. Ka hodimo ho entswe ka polyurethane foam e bonolo bakeng sa ho tshwara le ho kgatholla, mmele ona o entswe ka acrylonitrile butadiene styrene. Sesebelisoa se na le boholo ba disentimeta 55 ka 38 mme se boima ka dikilograma 5.
About the Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award
Wobbleshroom Sesebelisoa sa Ntlafatso ya Sekgoele ke mohapi oa Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award, kananelo e hlomphehang e fuoang meralo e metle e finyellang litlhoko tsa porofeshenale le tsa indasteri tse lebelletsoeng ho lintho tse hlahisitsoeng tse entsoeng hantle. Bahapi ba Tšepe ba bontša bokhoni bo boholo, bokhethehi bo phahameng, kutloisiso ea litsebi le bokhoni ba boqapi ba baqapi ba bona. Wobbleshroom Sesebelisoa sa Ntlafatso ya Sekgoele e lebelletsoe ho ba ntho e hlahisitsoeng e hlomphuoang haholo, e ratoang le e ratehang, e sebetsang le e nang le mehopolo e mecha. Moralo ona o hapileng Moputso oa Tšepe oa A' Design Award o kenyelletsa mekhoa e metle ka ho fetesisa ea indasteri mme o na le litšobotsi tsa theknoloji tse nang le bokhoni tse amanang le tsebo le talenta. Ka lebaka la botlalo ba eona, Wobbleshroom Sesebelisoa sa Ntlafatso ya Sekgoele e tšoanelehela tlhompho mme e entsoe ho fana ka ntlafatso ea bophelo e thusang ho etsa hore lefatše le be sebaka se molemo.
Press Kit
- 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
- Image Credits
- N/A
