ROVER PACKHOPPER for ERIC COFFMAN – Winner of the number one design award on the planet, The Red Dot Award, then, selected to be featured in the Red Dot Design Museum! Eric Coffman came to Mako with the great idea of using a multi-function tennis ball bag to pick up the balls automatically, be worn as a backpack or rolled, and have extendible legs so that you can easy grab tennis balls to practice, all while with a modern and sleek visual design. Lots of touch challenges, but the Mako team was up to the task. We did research, sketching, CAD design, mechanical engineering, prototyping, and production, as well as providing a wealth of strategic advice to the client regarding crowdfunding, patenting, product strategy, timing, and more. Huge congrats on a big win for the client as they fully funded their Kickstarter campaign, and are now distributing their product invention worldwide.
Client’s Website: https://www.rovertennis.com/
Client’s Kickstarted Campaign (completed and funded): https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rovertennis/rover-packhopper-backpack-tennis-ball-hopper-all-i
Client’s Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/RoverTennis
Client’s Instagram Page: https://www.instagram.com/getcomfycup/
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!
