Solution
It proposes an integrated product service system consisting of three core pillars: 1. A real-time travel virtual assistant (Poleka); 2. A product customization and maintenance platform (Kokora); and finally, 3. An electric scooter (Kuma). The product is configured in parts with standard connections and components that, when combined, create scooters of different sizes. This allows for production flexibility, feasible customization, transportation optimization, low environmental impact throughout the product's lifecycle, among other benefits.
It is a vehicle that takes center stage in the micro-mobility zone, as it has the autonomy to cover the 12km round trip, boasts a lightweight design, is dual-purpose (can be used with or without the motor activated), incorporates a lighting system for both general and nighttime use, is portable and can be carried like a rolling suitcase, and includes multifunctional components such as the handlebar (lock and enables grip at different angles), among other features.
Awards
The project was the winner of the National Design Award PAD 2014, organized by the Pontifical Javeriana University in Bogotá, in the Innovation in Design category; it also won the national award Design and Point 2014 from Icesi University in Cali, in the Product Rendering category; and received the award for Best Thesis Projects, 24th Edition, from the National University in 2015, within the School of Industrial Design in Bogotá, Colombia. It was featured in the third edition of the Colombian design magazine "D-mentes" in December/February 2015.