Industrial Design and Mechanical Engineering student driven by a passion for designing products that combine thoughtful aesthetics with practical function.
Drawing on mechanical intuition, manufacturing knowledge, and user-centred design principles, he seeks to create products that work as well as they look.
- +61 416 984 667
- naruncheng@gmail.com
- Melbourne, Australia
Student Team Project
Podiatry EduKit
2025
- — Industrial Design/Engineering
- — Student Team Project
- — Concept to Delivery
— 2025 Victorian Premier’s Design Awards student category finalist
View this project on the VPDA website
Podiatry students at Monash University were struggling to gain sufficient hands-on experience with procedures like callus debridement and nail care due to a lack of human volunteers. Existing training solutions were inadequate, being flimsy, unrealistic, or too expensive for widespread use.
The brief was to design a realistic, durable, and repeatable training tool that would allow students to safely practise these procedures and build muscle memory before working on real patients. The intended outcome was a cost-effective, anatomically accurate simulation kit that mimics real clinical settings and supports effective procedural learning. The final product needed to be intuitive to use, robust enough for repeated use in a teaching environment, and adaptable to various training needs across podiatry and related health disciplines.
The Podiatry EduKit is a hands-on training tool that helps university students practise important podiatry procedures like callus removal and nail care, developed by Naruncheng Ye from the Monash Automation student engineering team.
The kit features a soft, lifelike 3D-printed foot with replaceable wax inserts that simulate real calluses, and nail inserts for practising trimming techniques.
A clamp attaches the kit to hospital beds, mimicking real clinical conditions.
In the few short months since the project’s completion, the Podiatry EduKit has already been sold to Monash University’s Masters of Podiatric Care course and Monash University Malaysia’s Masters of Wound Care course, and interest from a few other institutions across Australia. Since then, students have reported improved confidence when practising debridement and nail care, thanks to the increased realism and repeatability of the training experience. For students who may have had limited opportunities to practise on real patients, the kit provides a vital stepping stone, helping bridge the gap between theory and clinical experience.
- +61 416 984 667
- naruncheng@gmail.com
- Melbourne, Australia
Industrial Design and Mechanical Engineering student driven by a passion for designing products that combine thoughtful aesthetics with practical function. Drawing on mechanical intuition, manufacturing knowledge, and user-centred design principles, he seeks to create products that work as well as they look.