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An articulating weight bench concept for Vitruvian.
The brief: Design a weight bench for use with their flagship workout machine, the V-Form.
It should be intuitive, safe, and enable more exercises for users.
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The aim is to create a bench that articulates and folds down for storage.
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Scale models enabled rapid testing of the geometry.
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The locking pin prevents hinge articulation when repositioning the bench.
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The pulley attachment adds more exercises to the arsenal.
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