Concourse Golf
Smart Wheels
2018
Research, Concept, Development + Production
Smart Wheels
'Smart Wheels' from Concourse Golf are the world's first self-propelled wheels capable of delivering both powered mobility and precision control to anything they are attached to. Smart Wheels have the potential to revolutionise powered mobility by delivering an affordable, sustainable, user-friendly, portable mobility solution to millions of people globally. Australian Good Design Award Winner 2018 (Best in Class: Product Design - Sport and Lifestyle).
Re-inventing the Wheel
We leveraged the latest innovations in wireless technology, battery efficiency, and advanced micro-processing to literally re-invent the wheel for Concourse Golf. Smart Wheels wirelessly communicate with each other more than 50 times a second, with each Smart Wheel housing a powerful electric motor and long-lasting lithium battery, along with advanced sensors, processors, and gyroscopes.
Effortless control
Converting a non-motorised buggy into a 'smart buggy' is as simple as clicking the Smart Wheels into place. The result is a self-propelled wheel that is more compact, lighter, and easier to use than anything currently available. Smart Wheels are operated by an advanced wireless remote that enables effortless control of the buggy. It even has Cruise Control to ensure consistent speed up and down hills.
Efficient Mobility
Highly portable, motorised wheelchairs is one example of the many further applications. For golf, walking the course with Smart Wheels has many benefits over and above driving a cart. It provides better health benefits, less course damage and better scoring. The electric buggies today are complicated and bulky, and are challenging to service. By comparison, the compact Smart Wheels deliver power more efficiently requiring less battery power which fall below the dangerous goods limit of 100Wh, therefore reducing servicing costs enormously. Furthermore, retro-fitting encourages ‘recycling’ of existing golf buggies, reduces entire new buggy purchases and overall, results in less landfill.
