The ASL Head Array Designed by Our Director of Design, Tim Uys, Wins the 2020 Mobility Award!

The team at our Austin industrial design agency, Mako Design, is always looking for new ways to innovate and bring product design to the next level. As such, our team members put a lot of time, effort, and passion into making some of the best world-class designs for the projects we work on.

We love to see how our products perform and are perceived within the design community and are always excited to see our product designs gain recognition from other design enthusiasts and publications.

We were happy to hear that the ASL 110 Fusion Proportional and Digital Head Array designed for ASL, by our director of design, Tim Uys, at our Austin industrial design agency Mako Design, was awarded a 2020 mobility product award from Mobility Management! Keep reading to find out more about mobility management in the ASL Head Array.

Learn more about the ASL Head Array here!

About the Mobility Awards

The Mobility Awards is a special award that is given to recognized and outstanding product designs that are made for seating, wheeled mobility, and accessibility. The award is presented by Mobility Management, the only industry publication that is written and focuses especially on mobility and rehab suppliers and clinicians.

Their goal is to delve deeper into the mobility industry in order to report on the markets ranging from power wheelchairs to senior mobility. Thus, the 2020 Mobility Awards celebrate their findings in recognizing the best, and most innovative product designs that not only help to improve society through accessibility but also progress and push forward the mobility industry.

About the ASL Head Array Designed at Our Austin Industrial Design Agency by Our Director of Design, Tim Uys!

Designed by our director of design at our Austin industrial design agency, Tim Uys, the ASL 110 Fusion Proportional and Digital Head Array is designed as a multi-use drive control. Through programming, its functionality allows for it to be used for a wide variety of patients WHO have a wide variety of diagnoses.

The FUSION head array is designed for persons with MS, ALS, and high-level spinal cord injuries, among other diagnoses. Using the additional ASL accessories, the client can wirelessly connect to an AAC device, a mouse emulator, and Tecla E, all accessories from the different designs available from ASL.

The Fusion Head Array allows the user to control the speed and direction at a fully-proportional capability with adjustability options that are designed to fit the customizable needs and progressions of any type of different disabilities. Thus, the Headset Array is designed for wheelchairs in order to allow the user to drive the wheelchair simply by using their head. The user can lean one way or the other to touch the sensors that activate the function of the device.

Our Director of Design at our Austin industrial design agency, Tim Uys, designed the mechanical mechanism that attaches the head array to the back of the wheelchair with a quick-release system that easily allows a caregiver the ability to quickly move the sensors out of the way. The system is also designed to automatically adjust for tightness and reduce wiggling and movement, making it a less frustrating and difficult experience for both the user and caregiver.

If you have a great new invention and you’d like to learn more about this process, get in touch with MAKO today and visit our website to find out more. Or feel free to give us a call at 1-888-MAKO, and we can set you up on a call with our product strategist!

About: MAKO Design + Invent is the original firm providing world-class consumer product development services tailored to startups, small manufacturers, and inventors. Simply put, we are the leading one-stop-shop for developing your physical product from idea to store shelves, all in a high-quality, cost-effective, and timely manner. We operate as one powerhouse 30-person product design team spread across 4 offices to serve you (Austin, Miami, San Francisco, & Toronto). We have full-stack in-house industrial design, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, patent referral, prototyping, and manufacturing services. To assist our startup and inventor clients, in addition to above, we help with business strategy, product strategy, marketing, and sales/distribution for all consumer product categories. Also, our founder Kevin Mako hosts The Product Startup Podcast, the industry's leading hardware podcast. Check it out for tips, interviews, and best practices for hardware startups, inventors, and product developers. Click HERE to learn more about MAKO Design + Invent!