b'4 Member News November 2020IET headlinesSports of the Futuredecision on their hands. They decided on 13-year-old Charlotte Gearys invention, the Electrodeck, as the winner. The world of skateboarding could be transformed competition as Charlottes Electrodeck makes skaters go faster and do more tricks without ever having to take their feet off the board! Launched while the world of sport was on hold during the lockdown, we challenged children to come up with a new sport or invention that makes an existing sport even better.Using a clever combination of pressure points and a bidirectional accelerometer, the Electrodeck idea is constructed like any other skateboardbut with hollow trucks and a thicker deck to house the techso it wouldnt even look out of place We received more than 100 entries within a skatepark, allowing users to unlock a a whole host of innovative designsfrommultitude of new tricks. Charlottes winning robots you can play football with to ainvention has been made into a real-life gun that fires chicken nuggets at athletessocial distancing trainers that light up ifprototype as part of her prize.to keep them sustained. Some entriesyoure within two metres of someone else. We have received over 130 pieces of were even inspired by social distancingThe entries were scored by cyclingmedia coverage including MailOnline, restrictions, including a Squeenis Ballchampion Mark Cavendish, IET PresidentCBBC Newsround, AOL, Bournemouth that automatically returns to you, allowingPeter Bonfield and IET Young WomanEcho and other regional papers across you to play tennis without a partner, andEngineer Ying Wan Loh, who had a toughthe country.IET Vision Report withthings independently and more than a quarter (28%) of children struggle to cope without an electronic device.Brian David Johnson Brian was interviewed by BBC Radio Ulster, BBC Radio Suffolk, BBC Radio Solent, BBC Radio Oxford and Local The pace of technological change has increased so quickly that TV Network. We also featured in the one decades must-have gadget can become obsolete the next. MailOnlineBrian spoke about the So, what will tomorrows world look like? We want to inspire andengineering and technology that could get kids excited about engineering a better future by showingfeature in our childrens lives in 30 years time, having spoken to kids as part of them the limitless possibilities of invention and advancement. our Vision Report.To do this, weve joined forces with authorRead the full report at:and futurist Brian David Johnson to producetheiet.org/vision-reporta future-gazing report, looking at where engineering and technology will take us in the next 30 years, and how young people and parents can play a part in this. Demonstrating the importance of keeping the industry of innovation alive, the report also reveals some of the incredibleThe report is supported by our new inventions, technologies and careers weresearch, which has shown that one in can expect to see in the next 30 years. five (22%) children rarely play or make'