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.