Scooter, screen and duct-tape: from hack to habit
summary
Design team builds a portable test rig that runs a iPad + Figma prototype wired to physical switches via a $40 Arduino, letting ergonomic scooter controls be tested on road or table the same day instead of waiting six months for a vendor build. Half a million Athers on road becomes relevant context as dozens of iterations move from months to hours, a voice-visual tool with ~60 parameters exports to Lottie, and the experiments ship to riders last week proving the hacks actually work.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Scooter design challenges
- 1:16Ather’s innovation role
- 3:04Hardware-software bridge
- 5:56Segmented display testing
- 13:01Voice interactions design
- 18:37Voice visualization shipping
- 19:20Faster feature tools
- 20:23Hacking mindset
- 22:12Closing thoughts
