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SKUTRO
A PUSH + KICK TROLLEY WITH RIDER PLATFORM
OVERVIEW -
Skutro came out as an opportunity gap we found in a warehouse picking operation. The design was prepared under strict retail price limit. Skutro was designed to be delivered to customers in a flat-pack corrugated box and thus can be assembled easily. The design has various features which minimises the user effort. Skutro is designed to appear young, simple, mechanical and sturdy. The project took one year to complete and in total was able to deploy Skutro worth Rs. 15 Lakhs.
TYPE OF PROJECT : RESEARCH, PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT, BRANDING AND DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURING
CLIENT : GODREJ AND BOYCE MFG PVT LTD
YEAR : 2018
STATUS : IN MARKET, AVAILABLE ON AMAZON
Where is the opportunity gap ?
In a normal day, a worker travels about 20 km in a warehouse. These workers are the backbone of any warehouse. They work relentlessly to meet their target. But the tasks included are quite tiring to them and sometimes they are not even able to complete their target. So, there is a need/gap to fulfil the demand from worker's perspective yet could be less tiring while meeting a worker's target. So we find a gap in such case and worked upon it.
Ideation
There are multiple possibilities when it comes to fill the gap. But the main aim was to find the right solution which could cater the need of a customer and also easy to manufacture. The basic idea is to ship the product through e-commerce platform like amazon and also easy to deploy without any help of service guy.
Interviews with stakeholder
Various drivers as well as contractors were interviewed during the field trip. It helps us to get better understanding of their daily routine, their like / dislikes, their aspirations and wishes. Conversations with them lead to new possibilities that help to bring a better design experience in forklift cabin.
Research Analysis : 4 A's and 5 Human Factors
Various challenges, pain-points, aspirations and attitude of the drivers were analysed. For better understanding and clarity, we apply the design research method 4A's and 5 Human Factors. This method allows us to find the pattern and later on held to deduce the design principles for ergonomic cabin.
Brain storming / Ideation / Concepts / Soft Models
After brainstorming sessions, the team ideate based on research outcomes. Various concepts were showcased in front of business heads. Soft models were made for better understanding. The outcomes were then 3D printed and fixed-tried later on finally.
Soft models were made for better experience, minimised
pain-regions and firm-intuitive response.
Tape Drawing
Tape drawing was done to understand the scale of the cabin and the forklift. Later on the dummy was used according to different percentile to see the requirement as per ergonomic standard. Any changes can be visualised easily using tape drawing scale 1:1.
Prototype : Ergonomic Anthropometry
An ergonomic tool was made to find out the best anthropometric range for Indian customer. Later on the outcomes were compiled in a booklet which can be used at any point of designing a new forklift.
Solidworks Model
Anthropometric Measurement using tool and Compilation of outcome
An ergonomic tool was made to find out the best anthropometric range for Indian customer. Later on the outcomes were compiled in a booklet which can be used at any point of designing a new forklift.
Forklift fitted with every possible changes within current architecture.
Contributors:
Govind Sharma
(me)
Neha Nahata
Vazir Nadaph
Shrirang Powar
Vishal Chandratre
Mitesh Vasa
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