Innovation Fixation: Looshes Labs unleashes unique skateboards
Introducing a skateboard designed to carry your books and charge your smart phone.
Editor’s note: This short video is part of a TBCN series featuring local inventors, showcasing the future of technology in the Tampa Bay region.
Program description: Alexei Novitzky, founder of Looshes Labs, puts a new spin on skateboarding. Known as “Looshes,” Novitzky has spoken at the Smithsonian’s Ripley Center, where his tech-infused skateboard was displayed. Users can travel with their belongings safely stashed inside their skateboards while their mobile device charges. Looshes Labs offers a variety of engineering and design services, from initial consultations to CAD modeling to 3D printing of prototypes and manufacturing.
Company: Looshes Labs LLC
Participant: Alexei Novitzky
Produced at TBCN, Your Community Broadcasting Network.
Supported by Hillsborough County Economic Development Innovation Initiative (EDI2).
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