Archie Wise
Eskdale Academy

Bouncy Balls

Archie Wise a reception pupil from Eskdale Academy designed ‘Bouncy Balls’ are Ball shaped gloves and shoes to enable the wearer to bounce back up if pushed over or having fallen. This would be good for older people or those that fall or a pushed over a lot.

William Pike
Eskdale Academy

Teleporter

William Pike a reception pupil from Eskdale Academy designed the ‘Teleporter’ device is for old people to get to places if they are poorly or maybe have a bad leg, or in cases where they are not able to afford a walking stick.

Ava Girling
Jesmond Gardens Primary School

Colour Blind Fixer

Ava Girling a year one pupil from Jesmond Gardens Primary School designed the ‘Colour Blind Fixer’ design is a pair of glasses that a person suffering from colour blindness can wear which converts the colours they see into the colours people without the condition see.

Lilly
Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School

Chair

Lilly a year one pupil from Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School designed the ‘Chair’ is a special cushion to add to a chair that helps people get out of a chair and stand up. Lilly’s Nana inspired this invention and would love to have one.

Ava H
Kingsley Primary School

Electric Litter Tray

Ava H a year two pupil from Kingsley Primary School designed the ‘Electric Litter Tray’ is a cat litter tray that automatically clears the used litter into a bag and seals it. New litter is dispensed into the tray when the bag containing the old is removed.

Isla Llewellyn
Barnard Grove Primary School

Guider

Isla Llewellyna year two pupil from Barnard Grove Primary School designed the ‘Guider’ is a walking stick for the blind which gives a guiding commentary on where to walk to get to a destination and obstacles to avoid. It uses GPS technology and has built in speakers and a headphones socket.

Isabella Hinchcliffe
Oakdene Primary School

Hot or Cold which one?

Isabella Hinchcliffe a year three pupil from Oakdene Primary School designed the ‘Hot or Cold which one?’ is a robot that monitors you while to ensure that you get an uninterrupted sleep. If you are too hot it opens a window and if you get too cold it will cover you up and turn the heating up.

Imoshi Soyza
Oakdene Primary School

The Turbo Scanner

Imoshi Soyza a year four pupil from Oakdene Primary School designed ‘The Turbo Scanner’ device quickly scans food items to detect if they are fresh, damaged or starting to go off. This will prevent people from getting food poisoning.

Reese Burrows
Oakdene Primary School

RGE No-Starter

Reese Burrows a year four pupil from Oakdene Primary School designed the ‘RGE No-Starter’ as children sometimes do not put on their seatbelts as the driver starts the journey and this device will stop the car from starting if the seatbelts for all seats occupied are not secured.

Elicia
Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School

Pink

Elicia a year five pupil from Ward Jackson Church of England Primary School designed the ‘Pink’ device detects the level of sugar in a drink which could either be a dilute to taste or processed. The device clips on to a cup and shows a green light when the levels are within acceptable limits. The light turns orange when the level is over the limit and red when there is far too much sugar included.

Maryam Akbar
Abingdon Primary School

Beauty Mirror

Maryam Akbar a year five pupil from Abingdon Primary School designed the ‘Beauty Mirror’ improves the self-esteem of children in this age of the pressure of self-image. This device reinforces positive thinking and stops children focusing on the perceived negative aspects of their appearance.

Macey Rowbotham
Jesmond Gardens Primary School

Self-Massaging Insole

Macey Rowbotham a year five pupil from Jesmond Gardens Primary School designed the ‘Self-Massaging Insole’ is a shoe insole that massages the feet of the wearer either during a busy day walking around or when relaxing at home. Simply slip on the insole and switch it on for the foot massage to begin.

Erica Dobson
Oakdene Primary School

Techno-Earrings

Erica Dobson a year six pupil from Oakdene Primary School designed the ‘Techno-Earrings’ is a device to improve hearing aids for children by also making them a fashionable item for boys and girls to wear. This may make children who are self-conscious about wearing their hearing aids more likely to wear them.

Gil Andrew
Bootham Junior School

The Energy Bike

Gil Andrew a year six pupil from Bootham Junior School designed ‘The Energy Bike’ device can be simply added to a bicycle to generate small but sufficient amounts of electricity in areas that have suffered natural disasters. Power generated through pedalling with the larger leg muscles can create greater amounts of electricity than hand-held generators. Lights could be powered to help find people in difficulties along with other electrical devices.