Kangarun

TOM | Tikkun Olam Makers
Year: 2024
Designed with and for: Beit Gai Netanya, Nathaniel Aharon
Designed by: Efrat Shavit, Raviv Angel, Segev Moisa, Bnaya Davidson (Developer group).
TOM studio designers: Dana Yichye Shwachman (Design Lead), Amit Lavie (Industrial Designer).

Imagine what a traditional stander or walker looks like.

That rigid, metallic, medical device used by millions of children and adults with disabilities around the world.
Now imagine wanting to play, explore, or connect, but your hands must stay on the frame.

Meet Kangarun.

an open-source dynamic stander, co-designed with and for toddlers with disabilities,enabling them to practice standing and walking - freely and playfully.

What Sets Kangarootz Apart?

Hands-free design | Freedom to interact, explore, and play.
Active engagement | Encourages playful, independent standing.
Open-source | Easy local manufacturing with TOM Global guidelines.
Affordable & accessible | Built on principles of frugal innovation, using low-cost, globally available materials.
Global impact | Bringing dynamic standing to communities worldwide.

Market Implementation

Over 30 rehabilitation centers across Israel have integrated the product.
Used by children with a wide range of diagnoses and functional levels.
Each implementation included close collaboration between physiotherapists, kindergarten managers, and teachers, with direct support from TOM’s design and para-medical teams.

What users are saying?

" I just wanted to share how significant and meaningful the Kangarootz has been in her life. From a physiotherapist who never believed my daughter would walk and thought she would always be in a wheelchair today, she understands it’s a completely different story"

Manufacturing in the community:

TOM "build Party"

Launch event, October 2024

Small Series Production

Kangarun on Media

TOM prudact page

Hands on design process