PowaKaddy have released their most technologically-advanced trolley ever in their RX1 GPS, with its touch screen, GPS and remote control. We sat down with the brand’s head of design and innovation, Matthew Watt, to ask a few questions about how it came about…
How long has the RX Remote range been in development?
“The RX Remote range has actually been a part of the wider FX and CT development and has been in the works, so to speak, since we started designing those trollies back in 2016.
“As part of that development, we knew that the FX and CT innovations would come first, and after those trollies were launched in 2020, the development of the RX Remote range and the remote system itself kicked into a higher gear.”
As the RX Remote range is the most advanced range from PowaKaddy to date, were there any particular challenges in designing such a complex product?
“From a usability perspective, the challenge was to make the RX easy to use as soon as you take it out of the box. Months of testing were conducted to refine the remote control out on a golf course.
“Making a product handle real-world situations was a big challenge, and it was important to remember that not all golfers will play down the middle of a perfect fairway.
“As such, the product needed to work on hills, the rough, around hazards and over cart paths etc, which was an interesting challenge to overcome from a design perspective.”
