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Remote Brakes for Buggies Edit
UGO Safety Brakes Put a Halt to Speeding Strollers


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Remote Brakes for Buggies
UGO Safety Brakes Put a Halt to Speeding Strollers
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For all you mothers on the baby stroller NASCAR circuit, your days of high speeds are over.

The UGO Safety Brakes, which were designed by University of New South Wales student James Wansey, work based on a wireless connection between a remote sensor held by the parent and a brake system fitted to the wheel. Should the stroller get beyond a distance of 2 meters from the parent, the wheels will lock.

As we all know, taking care of your child is never a joke. Wansey’s reason for the design comes from his concern about the number of children treated each year for stroller-related injuries in Australia. He said, referring to the product, that “it is a solution to this problem by providing parents with a product that will decrease their child’s risk of injury.”

Kudos.

References:  student.designawards.au, gizmag

Filed In:  art babies design life






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Shanon Pirchmoser on Jul 1, 09  0 Trends   1 Comments
Hi there, We’ve noticed this product concept from the 2009 Australian Design Award-James Dyson Award has caught your interest and we wanted to say thank you for the write up. Just to give you a quick update, this project is now one of thirteen Australian product concepts that have made it through into the global James Dyson Award- a competition that spans 21 countries to identify the best young inventors from around the world. From now through till the 20th July 2009, your readers can vote for this project or another entry in the James Dyson Award on www.jamesdysonaward.org. FYI- From each country, the project which receives the most votes will get an automatic entry as a shortlist and the chance to win the grand prize of £10,000 for themselves and another £10,000 for their university!
Shanon Pirchmoser on Jul 1, 09  0 Trends   1 Comments +1


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