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In this series, we've looked at some of the best super tech in the world. | 0:00:02 | 0:00:05 | |
And we'll be looking at the geniuses of the future. You lot. | 0:00:05 | 0:00:07 | |
In this episode we'll be crowning our very own... | 0:00:07 | 0:00:10 | |
BOTH: Absolute Tech Genius. | 0:00:10 | 0:00:11 | |
Back in September 2015, we launched a competition like no other. | 0:00:12 | 0:00:17 | |
We asked you to send in your ideas for a new piece of technology | 0:00:17 | 0:00:20 | |
that could change kids' lives in the future. | 0:00:20 | 0:00:23 | |
Loads of you entered, but only eight finalists were chosen to take on | 0:00:23 | 0:00:26 | |
two challenges and face our super tech judges to present their ideas. | 0:00:26 | 0:00:30 | |
Three will be chosen to continue their journey to attend CES | 0:00:32 | 0:00:35 | |
in Las Vegas, the biggest technology show on the planet | 0:00:35 | 0:00:39 | |
and then to meet the King of Tech, Apple's Chief design Officer, | 0:00:39 | 0:00:43 | |
Sir Jonathan Ive. | 0:00:43 | 0:00:44 | |
But only one will be crowned... | 0:00:44 | 0:00:46 | |
BOTH: Absolute Tech Genius! | 0:00:46 | 0:00:48 | |
Welcome to our very own search for an absolute tech genius. | 0:01:21 | 0:01:25 | |
These are the final eight, they're here because they had | 0:01:25 | 0:01:28 | |
the best ideas and showed a real passion for tech. | 0:01:28 | 0:01:31 | |
I'm Ben and I'm an Absolute Tech Genius | 0:01:31 | 0:01:34 | |
because I like looking at how tech works. | 0:01:34 | 0:01:36 | |
My name's Addy and I like | 0:01:36 | 0:01:38 | |
welding and angle grinding. | 0:01:38 | 0:01:39 | |
My name's Eashan and I really like to design games. | 0:01:39 | 0:01:42 | |
My name's Edward and I'm always coming up with new ideas. | 0:01:42 | 0:01:46 | |
I'm Millie and I love making games and websites. | 0:01:46 | 0:01:48 | |
My name is Lucas. I love inventing the future. | 0:01:48 | 0:01:51 | |
My name's Sara and I love technology. | 0:01:51 | 0:01:54 | |
My name's Elliot and I love to code. | 0:01:54 | 0:01:56 | |
One of you will be crowned Absolute Tech Genius. | 0:01:56 | 0:02:00 | |
So I hope you're up for the challenge. | 0:02:00 | 0:02:02 | |
Now, we're not going to be making any decisions. | 0:02:02 | 0:02:04 | |
No, these guys are. It's the Super Tech judges. | 0:02:04 | 0:02:08 | |
John Bentley - he's the presenter of The Gadget Show, | 0:02:08 | 0:02:11 | |
so knows more than a bit about a techie challenge. | 0:02:11 | 0:02:14 | |
Lucy Hedges is the technology editor of a national newspaper. | 0:02:14 | 0:02:19 | |
Clive Beale is the head of robotics at Raspberry Pi | 0:02:20 | 0:02:23 | |
and will be across all things technical. | 0:02:23 | 0:02:25 | |
And finally, Cheryl Taylor is the queen of our very own CBBC channel. | 0:02:25 | 0:02:29 | |
She's our boss and obviously knows quality when she sees it! | 0:02:29 | 0:02:33 | |
Over the next two days, they'll be watching our geniuses' every move | 0:02:33 | 0:02:37 | |
as they take on two gruelling tech challenges, before meeting them | 0:02:37 | 0:02:40 | |
to hear their ideas. | 0:02:40 | 0:02:41 | |
But they will have to prove they have both a passion | 0:02:41 | 0:02:43 | |
and knowledge of tech to be crowned the Absolute Tech Genius. | 0:02:43 | 0:02:47 | |
Your first challenge is all about transport. | 0:02:48 | 0:02:51 | |
Now, technology is very rarely done by just one person, so for our first | 0:02:51 | 0:02:55 | |
challenge, we're going to split you into two different groups. | 0:02:55 | 0:02:58 | |
Team one will be Millie, Elliot, Lucas and Sara. | 0:02:58 | 0:03:02 | |
Team two will be Edward, Ben, Addy and Eashen. | 0:03:02 | 0:03:06 | |
Your challenge is then to make a kart that can | 0:03:06 | 0:03:08 | |
go around a carting track for four laps in the fastest time possible. | 0:03:08 | 0:03:12 | |
If you get stuck, we've got our genius helpers James and Grant, | 0:03:12 | 0:03:15 | |
they can answer any questions you've got. | 0:03:15 | 0:03:17 | |
-Are you ready? -ALL: -Yes! | 0:03:17 | 0:03:19 | |
Our geniuses have to work out as a team what wheels, gear ratios | 0:03:22 | 0:03:25 | |
and batteries to use as well as designing how it looks. | 0:03:25 | 0:03:29 | |
The judges will be looking at how they all work together. | 0:03:29 | 0:03:31 | |
-Let's start with the wheels. -Right, OK. | 0:03:31 | 0:03:33 | |
As the teams get started, it's pretty clear that they're | 0:03:33 | 0:03:36 | |
taking very different approaches. | 0:03:36 | 0:03:38 | |
The back tyres will help the car stay on the track. | 0:03:38 | 0:03:41 | |
12-year-old Eashan is an avid games designer. | 0:03:41 | 0:03:44 | |
Technology makes so many things possible. | 0:03:45 | 0:03:47 | |
Technology, it managed to get a man to the moon. | 0:03:47 | 0:03:52 | |
This challenge is all about team work | 0:03:52 | 0:03:54 | |
-and team one get straight to it. -Maybe these. -Wait, hang on... | 0:03:54 | 0:03:57 | |
Because these have more grip. | 0:03:57 | 0:03:59 | |
But Lucas and Elliot take a definite lead | 0:03:59 | 0:04:01 | |
and seem to be making most of the decisions for the group. | 0:04:01 | 0:04:03 | |
Why don't we have these for the front and these for the back? | 0:04:03 | 0:04:06 | |
11-year-old Elliot is inspired by the endless opportunities | 0:04:06 | 0:04:10 | |
that technology creates. | 0:04:10 | 0:04:11 | |
You can make something that can fly, you can make something | 0:04:11 | 0:04:14 | |
that can go under water, there's no limit. | 0:04:14 | 0:04:17 | |
Team two are taking a slower approach, | 0:04:17 | 0:04:19 | |
but they are planning each step of their build before getting hands-on. | 0:04:19 | 0:04:23 | |
That's for the back, because then it won't go too fast or too slow. | 0:04:23 | 0:04:26 | |
It's also still light. | 0:04:26 | 0:04:28 | |
OK, my fingers, argh! | 0:04:29 | 0:04:31 | |
Both teams also take an opposite approach when it comes to selecting | 0:04:31 | 0:04:35 | |
how to power their karts. | 0:04:35 | 0:04:37 | |
They can choose to use one or two batteries. | 0:04:37 | 0:04:40 | |
This is where you've really got to start to use your brain. | 0:04:40 | 0:04:43 | |
Two, you have more power, but it's heavier. | 0:04:43 | 0:04:46 | |
So we're going to put in 24 vaults and get the maximum out of it. | 0:04:46 | 0:04:49 | |
So you've got a lot of power, but a lot of weight as well. | 0:04:49 | 0:04:52 | |
Yep. | 0:04:52 | 0:04:53 | |
Team one are going for a heavier kart, | 0:04:53 | 0:04:55 | |
with double the battery power in the hope that this will help them win. | 0:04:55 | 0:04:59 | |
OK, perfect! | 0:04:59 | 0:05:01 | |
But what about team two? | 0:05:01 | 0:05:03 | |
As there's loads and loads of corners on the actual track... | 0:05:03 | 0:05:06 | |
-We should stick with one. -..I think we should stick with one. | 0:05:06 | 0:05:10 | |
Team two think their best chance of winning is by making the kart | 0:05:10 | 0:05:13 | |
lightweight, by using just one battery. | 0:05:13 | 0:05:16 | |
This'll improve the acceleration because there's not as much weight | 0:05:16 | 0:05:20 | |
that's being dragged along. | 0:05:20 | 0:05:23 | |
12-year-old Edward has a broad range of knowledge | 0:05:23 | 0:05:25 | |
and is a fan of all things tech. | 0:05:25 | 0:05:27 | |
I like coding, flying drones and coming up with new tech ideas. | 0:05:27 | 0:05:31 | |
That's good, yep. I'm a quick thinker and I'm a quick maker. | 0:05:31 | 0:05:34 | |
That's all the decisions made, | 0:05:36 | 0:05:37 | |
so now it's down to making their tech stand out. | 0:05:37 | 0:05:40 | |
This is the side-on view. | 0:05:40 | 0:05:42 | |
Team one take an "all hands on deck" approach and they still seem | 0:05:42 | 0:05:45 | |
to be led by the boys, with the girls taking a step back. | 0:05:45 | 0:05:48 | |
That's ugly, we need to just cover that up. | 0:05:48 | 0:05:50 | |
Ten-year-old Sara has taken a back-seat in the carting challenge, | 0:05:50 | 0:05:53 | |
but believes she still has the tech skills to help her succeed. | 0:05:53 | 0:05:57 | |
I love technology and I help my dad all the time on his website. | 0:05:57 | 0:06:01 | |
I'm a tech genius because I can outthink anyone. | 0:06:01 | 0:06:04 | |
Team two have decided that they will each have specific roles, | 0:06:06 | 0:06:09 | |
so head designer is Addy. | 0:06:09 | 0:06:11 | |
So we were thinking we could extend the front of it so it's pointy, | 0:06:11 | 0:06:15 | |
so all the air could come up a bit and make it go a bit faster. | 0:06:15 | 0:06:20 | |
HE HONKS HORN | 0:06:20 | 0:06:21 | |
Five minutes left! Only five minutes. | 0:06:21 | 0:06:24 | |
Time is nearly up, but it seems that team two's approach | 0:06:25 | 0:06:28 | |
may be paying off. | 0:06:28 | 0:06:30 | |
Team one started well before team two, now team two are well ahead. | 0:06:30 | 0:06:35 | |
Yeah, but who knows? | 0:06:35 | 0:06:36 | |
It's all in the drive, it's all in the drive. | 0:06:36 | 0:06:39 | |
It certainly is, and with a couple of minutes remaining... | 0:06:40 | 0:06:43 | |
You really are going to have to start to get a wiggle on. | 0:06:43 | 0:06:46 | |
..it's time for one final push to get the design finished. | 0:06:46 | 0:06:49 | |
Five, four, | 0:06:52 | 0:06:54 | |
three, two, | 0:06:54 | 0:06:56 | |
one... | 0:06:56 | 0:06:57 | |
Stop! Put your tools down. Stop working. | 0:06:57 | 0:07:01 | |
-Come on in. -Right, now it looks like you've done a pretty good job. | 0:07:01 | 0:07:04 | |
Both of your cars look fantastic, well done. | 0:07:04 | 0:07:07 | |
-BUT the proof is in the pudding. -Well, the driving. | 0:07:07 | 0:07:09 | |
To the track. | 0:07:09 | 0:07:11 | |
The karts are completed - | 0:07:12 | 0:07:14 | |
team one's red car is much heavier, | 0:07:14 | 0:07:17 | |
but more powerful, as it has two batteries. | 0:07:17 | 0:07:20 | |
Whereas team two's blue kart is more streamlined | 0:07:20 | 0:07:22 | |
and lighter, as it only has one battery. | 0:07:22 | 0:07:25 | |
Each kart will go around the track for four laps to see whether | 0:07:25 | 0:07:28 | |
your tech decisions have affected the performance of the vehicle. | 0:07:28 | 0:07:31 | |
And to make it nice and fair, the same driver is going to be | 0:07:31 | 0:07:34 | |
driving each of your karts. | 0:07:34 | 0:07:35 | |
Team one, you're going first. | 0:07:35 | 0:07:37 | |
Three, two, one, go! | 0:07:37 | 0:07:39 | |
-That was a good start. -Yeah, look at that! | 0:07:41 | 0:07:44 | |
-It's got a bit of speed. -Pretty nippy, isn't it? | 0:07:44 | 0:07:48 | |
Team one's decision to concentrate on full power, by using both | 0:07:48 | 0:07:51 | |
batteries, may be paying off. | 0:07:51 | 0:07:53 | |
That's the first lap completed. | 0:07:53 | 0:07:55 | |
The extra weight doesn't seem to be a problem so far. | 0:07:55 | 0:07:58 | |
Come on! | 0:08:00 | 0:08:01 | |
-ALL: -Come on! | 0:08:01 | 0:08:03 | |
Team one's kart keeps a constant speed | 0:08:03 | 0:08:05 | |
and has no problem making its way around the track. | 0:08:05 | 0:08:08 | |
-Keep going! -Come on! | 0:08:08 | 0:08:10 | |
After four laps and as it approaches the finishing line... | 0:08:10 | 0:08:14 | |
Team one seem fairly happy with its performance. | 0:08:14 | 0:08:17 | |
-TEAM ONE: -Yeah! | 0:08:17 | 0:08:20 | |
-All right, team two, are you ready? -TEAM TWO: -Yes! | 0:08:20 | 0:08:23 | |
All right, then. Three, two, one, go! | 0:08:23 | 0:08:25 | |
Team two wanted to make their cart more lightweight | 0:08:25 | 0:08:30 | |
by using just one battery. | 0:08:30 | 0:08:32 | |
But with less power, will they be able to beat | 0:08:32 | 0:08:34 | |
team one's overall time? | 0:08:34 | 0:08:36 | |
It's lighter, so surely it should be going a little bit faster, right? | 0:08:36 | 0:08:39 | |
Yeah. | 0:08:39 | 0:08:41 | |
Well, that was the theory. | 0:08:41 | 0:08:42 | |
Come on, you can do it! Go a little bit faster. | 0:08:42 | 0:08:45 | |
-It's not getting any faster. -At least it's not going backwards. | 0:08:45 | 0:08:48 | |
Well, there's an optimistic view. At least it's not going backwards! | 0:08:48 | 0:08:52 | |
As team two approaches the finish line... Come on, put your foot down. | 0:08:52 | 0:08:56 | |
Has their lack of speed put them out of the race? Let's find out. | 0:08:56 | 0:09:01 | |
OK, teams, the results are in. | 0:09:02 | 0:09:04 | |
Team one, your kart did the four laps in two minutes ten. | 0:09:04 | 0:09:08 | |
Team two, your kart did the four laps in three minutes ten. | 0:09:09 | 0:09:15 | |
Remember, though, that's only a small part of the judging process. | 0:09:17 | 0:09:20 | |
Yeah, it's all about teamwork. | 0:09:20 | 0:09:22 | |
Let's find out what the judges thought. | 0:09:22 | 0:09:25 | |
So team two went for the one battery which, | 0:09:26 | 0:09:29 | |
given that they had more batteries, | 0:09:29 | 0:09:30 | |
they're clearly making a technical choice. | 0:09:30 | 0:09:32 | |
The only danger with this type of team is that it's too much | 0:09:32 | 0:09:35 | |
of a committee and they could have gone a bit quicker maybe if they'd | 0:09:35 | 0:09:38 | |
had a slightly stronger focus. | 0:09:38 | 0:09:40 | |
So with team one, you've almost got two teams, | 0:09:40 | 0:09:42 | |
you've got the girls, Millie and Sara, and boys | 0:09:42 | 0:09:44 | |
doing their stuff separately. | 0:09:44 | 0:09:46 | |
I don't think they're trying to deliberately sideline them, | 0:09:46 | 0:09:49 | |
but I just think they're so keen to get going and building. | 0:09:49 | 0:09:51 | |
I just think the girls... Maybe they wanted to think about it more. | 0:09:51 | 0:09:55 | |
Team one had the fastest overall time. | 0:09:55 | 0:09:58 | |
They've managed to achieve it | 0:09:58 | 0:09:59 | |
and good on them. | 0:09:59 | 0:10:01 | |
The judges have spoken. But there is still time to impress. | 0:10:03 | 0:10:07 | |
For challenge two, our finalists have to build | 0:10:07 | 0:10:09 | |
a working robot all on their own. | 0:10:09 | 0:10:13 | |
All you have to do is build a robot and knock over the pile of tins. | 0:10:13 | 0:10:16 | |
Nice and simple. Just build a robot. | 0:10:16 | 0:10:18 | |
-All right, do you understand? -ALL: -Yes. -Good. | 0:10:18 | 0:10:20 | |
Three, two, one, go! Good luck. | 0:10:20 | 0:10:23 | |
So in challenge one, our tech geniuses had to work together | 0:10:24 | 0:10:27 | |
and tackle decision-making and design, | 0:10:27 | 0:10:30 | |
but challenge two is a solo challenge. | 0:10:30 | 0:10:32 | |
Good luck with that bit. | 0:10:32 | 0:10:35 | |
Can they demonstrate a capability to get hands-on with tech? | 0:10:35 | 0:10:39 | |
Lucas, what are you doing down there? | 0:10:39 | 0:10:41 | |
-More space. -More space. Ah, thinking, always thinking. | 0:10:41 | 0:10:44 | |
-How's it going, Ben? -Good. | 0:10:47 | 0:10:49 | |
When it comes to tech, 11-year-old Ben takes a methodical approach. | 0:10:49 | 0:10:52 | |
I don't just jump straight in, I ask lots of questions. | 0:10:52 | 0:10:56 | |
I never give up. | 0:10:56 | 0:10:58 | |
The judges will be looking at how well our geniuses can handle | 0:11:00 | 0:11:04 | |
the inner workings of their robot. | 0:11:04 | 0:11:06 | |
It looks like you're having a bit | 0:11:06 | 0:11:07 | |
of a problem with the wires there, Millie. | 0:11:07 | 0:11:10 | |
I think I put it on the wrong side. | 0:11:10 | 0:11:11 | |
-Ah, no, don't get it on the wrong side. -No. | 0:11:11 | 0:11:13 | |
It's all about passion, perseverance and getting the job done. | 0:11:13 | 0:11:17 | |
Ten-year-old Addy thinks she's got what it takes. | 0:11:19 | 0:11:22 | |
I think I'm a tech genius because | 0:11:22 | 0:11:25 | |
I do things with angle grinders, screws and bolts. | 0:11:25 | 0:11:28 | |
I'm a girl, I can weld, deal with it. | 0:11:28 | 0:11:31 | |
-Edward is the first to finish his robot. He's done it! -You're done? | 0:11:31 | 0:11:36 | |
-Yeah. -But has he rushed it? -Go over there, try it out. | 0:11:36 | 0:11:39 | |
-Well done. -Yes! -Well done. | 0:11:41 | 0:11:42 | |
Brilliant! | 0:11:44 | 0:11:46 | |
Elliot finishes next and still looks confident, | 0:11:46 | 0:11:48 | |
but will his robot work? | 0:11:48 | 0:11:51 | |
-Yeah, well done! -Very good, well done, mate. | 0:11:51 | 0:11:54 | |
Next up is Ben. | 0:11:54 | 0:11:57 | |
-Well done! -Good man. -Very good. | 0:11:57 | 0:12:01 | |
That leaves just five of our geniuses still hard at work. | 0:12:01 | 0:12:05 | |
How've you found it, Millie? | 0:12:05 | 0:12:06 | |
I've got things mainly in the right place. | 0:12:06 | 0:12:09 | |
Gaming technology's inspired 12-year-old Millie | 0:12:09 | 0:12:12 | |
and she loves to concentrate on bringing her own ideas to life. | 0:12:12 | 0:12:15 | |
Technology for me is all about playing games | 0:12:15 | 0:12:18 | |
and creating new things, | 0:12:18 | 0:12:19 | |
getting inspiration from other people's ideas and turning them | 0:12:19 | 0:12:23 | |
into something that's your own and unique. | 0:12:23 | 0:12:26 | |
Eashan finishes next, but as he goes to knock down his tins, | 0:12:26 | 0:12:28 | |
there's a problem. | 0:12:28 | 0:12:30 | |
-It needs rewiring. -Problem there, Eashan? -It needs rewiring. | 0:12:30 | 0:12:33 | |
Oh, what happened? It didn't work? | 0:12:33 | 0:12:35 | |
So, it's back to the drawing board for Eashan. | 0:12:35 | 0:12:38 | |
Millie's competed hers. | 0:12:38 | 0:12:40 | |
But it's not long before Millie also runs into difficulty. | 0:12:40 | 0:12:43 | |
-Oh, no, it's stopped. -Ah, why has it stopped? | 0:12:43 | 0:12:46 | |
There's probably a loose connection, I imagine. | 0:12:46 | 0:12:51 | |
After a quick rewire and despite the mistakes, | 0:12:51 | 0:12:53 | |
both Eashan and Millie haven't given up. | 0:12:53 | 0:12:56 | |
-Yay! -Well done, Millie. | 0:12:56 | 0:12:57 | |
After all, technology and inventions | 0:12:57 | 0:13:00 | |
are all about perseverance to succeed. | 0:13:00 | 0:13:03 | |
Compared to the first challenge, 12-year-old Lucas seems | 0:13:03 | 0:13:06 | |
to be finding robot building more difficult. | 0:13:06 | 0:13:09 | |
Is that finished, then? | 0:13:09 | 0:13:10 | |
But he's an expert at never giving up. | 0:13:10 | 0:13:13 | |
One of my favourite quotes is that failure leads to success | 0:13:13 | 0:13:17 | |
and I have failed so many times, | 0:13:17 | 0:13:18 | |
but each time I've done that, I've learned. | 0:13:18 | 0:13:21 | |
Each time I've learned, I've done something productive. | 0:13:21 | 0:13:24 | |
-Well done! -Good man, well done, Lucas. | 0:13:24 | 0:13:26 | |
Only two stacks of tins remain, | 0:13:28 | 0:13:29 | |
ready for Addy and Sara to knock down. | 0:13:29 | 0:13:32 | |
-Yay! -Well done, well done. | 0:13:33 | 0:13:35 | |
THEY CHEER | 0:13:38 | 0:13:41 | |
Well done, Sara. There we are, all complete. | 0:13:41 | 0:13:44 | |
They all worked and all the cans are down. | 0:13:44 | 0:13:46 | |
-Well done. -Spot on, geniuses. Very impressive, very impressive. | 0:13:46 | 0:13:51 | |
But it's not down to us, it's down to the judges. | 0:13:51 | 0:13:55 | |
So they all finished their robots. | 0:13:55 | 0:13:57 | |
-Edward steamed ahead... -And Elliot is not far behind. | 0:13:57 | 0:14:01 | |
I really felt for Millie, though, | 0:14:01 | 0:14:04 | |
her robot conked out halfway and she had to go back and rewire it. | 0:14:04 | 0:14:07 | |
I also quite like the way that Eashan persevered. | 0:14:07 | 0:14:10 | |
He really wanted to complete the challenge. | 0:14:10 | 0:14:12 | |
You always learn from your mistakes, so if you take those on board | 0:14:12 | 0:14:15 | |
and have another go, that's a great attitude - | 0:14:15 | 0:14:18 | |
especially if you're looking to be a technical genius. | 0:14:18 | 0:14:20 | |
Sara still finished the course. | 0:14:20 | 0:14:22 | |
She came in last, but she finished the course. | 0:14:22 | 0:14:24 | |
This is their last chance to impress. | 0:14:27 | 0:14:30 | |
Each of our geniuses will need to hold their nerve | 0:14:30 | 0:14:33 | |
as they attempt to make it into the top three and to America. | 0:14:33 | 0:14:36 | |
In a moment you're going to go into that room to pitch your future | 0:14:36 | 0:14:40 | |
tech ideas and answer all their questions. So good luck. | 0:14:40 | 0:14:44 | |
Hoping her pitch will be a hit with the judges is Addy, | 0:14:46 | 0:14:49 | |
who's designed a duvet cover that can cool you down or heat you up. | 0:14:49 | 0:14:53 | |
But will our judges warm to the idea? | 0:14:53 | 0:14:56 | |
-Hi, Addy. How are you? -Good. | 0:14:56 | 0:15:00 | |
What would you say... | 0:15:00 | 0:15:01 | |
If you had to pick one thing, what makes this unique? | 0:15:01 | 0:15:04 | |
This can do warm and cold and some things | 0:15:04 | 0:15:07 | |
that are only cold or only warm. | 0:15:07 | 0:15:09 | |
And you can even pre-cool or preheat it with my app. | 0:15:09 | 0:15:13 | |
Well, I can definitely haven't seen one | 0:15:13 | 0:15:15 | |
and I would definitely sign up for one. | 0:15:15 | 0:15:17 | |
Thank you, that's great. | 0:15:17 | 0:15:19 | |
Addy produces a confident pitch, but has she done enough? | 0:15:19 | 0:15:22 | |
Next to face the judges is Lucas | 0:15:25 | 0:15:27 | |
with his interactive learning app, which has been developed to | 0:15:27 | 0:15:31 | |
give students access to information when and where they want it. | 0:15:31 | 0:15:34 | |
Could you give me a real example of how you could use this, | 0:15:34 | 0:15:37 | |
say in the classroom or maybe at home for someone to learn from? | 0:15:37 | 0:15:41 | |
Yeah, OK. Brain Booter is an interactive learning app. | 0:15:41 | 0:15:44 | |
Say they don't know what totalitarianism is, | 0:15:44 | 0:15:47 | |
so they'll be like, "Whoa, what's that word?" | 0:15:47 | 0:15:49 | |
"OK, let's click a hint." | 0:15:49 | 0:15:51 | |
And it's designed for people who want to learn in a fun way. | 0:15:51 | 0:15:54 | |
Thank you very much, that's great. | 0:15:54 | 0:15:56 | |
Lucas produced a pitch full of energy, | 0:15:58 | 0:16:00 | |
but will it be good enough to get him into the top three? | 0:16:00 | 0:16:03 | |
Up next is Elliot with a bright idea. | 0:16:05 | 0:16:08 | |
He's hoping to teach kids how to touch-type using an LED keyboard. | 0:16:08 | 0:16:12 | |
Do you see it working with any other sorts of keyboards? | 0:16:12 | 0:16:15 | |
It could be used for lots of things, I think. | 0:16:15 | 0:16:18 | |
Even the piano could have imbedded LEDs | 0:16:18 | 0:16:20 | |
and on a guitar you could have... | 0:16:20 | 0:16:22 | |
For each strum you could have different ones. | 0:16:22 | 0:16:25 | |
-Brilliant, thank you. -Thank you. -Bye. | 0:16:25 | 0:16:27 | |
Elliot's straightforward idea seemed to go down well with the judges. | 0:16:28 | 0:16:33 | |
A personal experience inspired Sara to design her idea. | 0:16:33 | 0:16:37 | |
Her cousin, who is autistic, doesn't always know | 0:16:37 | 0:16:40 | |
when it is or isn't safe to cross the road. | 0:16:40 | 0:16:43 | |
-Hi, Sara. -Hi. -So Sara's solution is a hat. | 0:16:43 | 0:16:46 | |
The hat will alert wearers when it's safe to cross the road. | 0:16:46 | 0:16:50 | |
You have to wear it, there's some speakers and a camera here. | 0:16:50 | 0:16:56 | |
It tells them, "Stop, don't," and just a simple word. | 0:16:56 | 0:17:00 | |
-Thanks was sharing your idea with us, Sara. -OK, bye. | 0:17:00 | 0:17:03 | |
Bye-bye. Thank you. | 0:17:03 | 0:17:05 | |
By taking a situation close to her heart, | 0:17:05 | 0:17:08 | |
Sara may have impressed the judges with her pitch. | 0:17:08 | 0:17:11 | |
Edward has designed a classroom desk that can | 0:17:14 | 0:17:16 | |
display 3-D images to make learning | 0:17:16 | 0:17:19 | |
way more visually stimulating and fun. | 0:17:19 | 0:17:22 | |
Do you see this concept or idea in schools? | 0:17:22 | 0:17:25 | |
Yeah, I was thinking of how school could be made, kind of, | 0:17:25 | 0:17:29 | |
more fun and more interactive. | 0:17:29 | 0:17:32 | |
So with this, you could have a 3-D volcano | 0:17:32 | 0:17:35 | |
in geography to show how it worked, | 0:17:35 | 0:17:38 | |
-you could modify and expand. -Yeah, yeah. | 0:17:38 | 0:17:41 | |
Thank you, that's great, thank you. | 0:17:41 | 0:17:43 | |
Edward delivered an idea that also showed future potential. | 0:17:45 | 0:17:48 | |
Next to wow the judges is Eashan with his virtual reality headset. | 0:17:51 | 0:17:55 | |
This headset uses built-in Braille | 0:17:55 | 0:17:57 | |
and sign language features to help kids learn. | 0:17:57 | 0:18:01 | |
Virtual Lab is a multilingual, self-paced, | 0:18:01 | 0:18:03 | |
personalised, e-learning system | 0:18:03 | 0:18:05 | |
with special features for children with special needs. | 0:18:05 | 0:18:10 | |
Do you think... Because it's so rich and complex, do you think | 0:18:10 | 0:18:12 | |
that people might have a little bit of difficulty | 0:18:12 | 0:18:15 | |
getting used to all the amazing features? | 0:18:15 | 0:18:18 | |
No, because to navigate round it, | 0:18:18 | 0:18:20 | |
it'll all be extremely simple and concise. | 0:18:20 | 0:18:23 | |
-They can just shake yes or no. -Very good. | 0:18:23 | 0:18:26 | |
And this can become reality. | 0:18:26 | 0:18:29 | |
That's a passionate pitch from Eashan, but | 0:18:29 | 0:18:32 | |
did the detail outweigh his chances? | 0:18:32 | 0:18:34 | |
Ben's next to see the judges with his Yes, Miss app. | 0:18:37 | 0:18:41 | |
This useful app is designed | 0:18:41 | 0:18:43 | |
to help students and parents keep on top of homework deadlines. | 0:18:43 | 0:18:47 | |
So on a typical day using the app, how does it work? | 0:18:47 | 0:18:50 | |
So you take a picture of your homework, | 0:18:50 | 0:18:53 | |
add a due date and a subject and it's logged. | 0:18:53 | 0:18:56 | |
It's very quick and simple. | 0:18:56 | 0:18:58 | |
How did you come up with the name? | 0:18:58 | 0:19:00 | |
Well, I thought about Yes, Sir, but that sounds quite army related, | 0:19:00 | 0:19:04 | |
-so I just thought Yes, Miss. -That's really good. That's great. | 0:19:04 | 0:19:07 | |
Both his pitch and product name leave the judges impressed. | 0:19:07 | 0:19:11 | |
Millie's idea is a fixed monitor for a back-seat passenger, | 0:19:12 | 0:19:15 | |
so they have a view of the road ahead to eliminate car sickness | 0:19:15 | 0:19:19 | |
and it could be used for augmented reality gaming. | 0:19:19 | 0:19:22 | |
Could you see any way you could adapt it? | 0:19:22 | 0:19:24 | |
I suppose you could also read text | 0:19:24 | 0:19:26 | |
if it was on the road or on the back of a car. | 0:19:26 | 0:19:29 | |
For instance, if you were going to Manchester, | 0:19:29 | 0:19:32 | |
not only can you see what's in front of you, but you see it as | 0:19:32 | 0:19:35 | |
if the person in front of you wasn't there and the seats aren't there. | 0:19:35 | 0:19:38 | |
It could replace things like road signs with information. | 0:19:38 | 0:19:42 | |
That's another strong pitch. | 0:19:42 | 0:19:45 | |
So the judges have met all of our tech geniuses | 0:19:46 | 0:19:49 | |
and heard all their ideas. | 0:19:49 | 0:19:51 | |
Now it's time for the judges to decide which | 0:19:51 | 0:19:53 | |
three geniuses will continue their journey to America. | 0:19:53 | 0:19:57 | |
Overall, they are looking for a knowledge and a passion for tech | 0:19:57 | 0:20:00 | |
and how that has ultimately inspired each of them and their ideas. | 0:20:00 | 0:20:03 | |
The thing is, they were all super impressive. | 0:20:03 | 0:20:06 | |
They were all impressive in different ways, yeah. | 0:20:06 | 0:20:09 | |
-This was a lovely idea, don't you think? -Oh, yes. | 0:20:09 | 0:20:11 | |
In terms of helping other people, I thought that was... | 0:20:11 | 0:20:15 | |
-It's tough. -I think I would go with one, two, three. | 0:20:15 | 0:20:21 | |
Just everyone check that we are in agreement. | 0:20:21 | 0:20:25 | |
-I think we're there, aren't we? -We're good? | 0:20:25 | 0:20:27 | |
Fantastic, three. | 0:20:27 | 0:20:29 | |
So the judges have made their final decision. | 0:20:31 | 0:20:35 | |
On this card we have the names of the three | 0:20:35 | 0:20:38 | |
tech geniuses that will continue their journey with us to America. | 0:20:38 | 0:20:42 | |
And they are... | 0:20:42 | 0:20:45 | |
-Elliot. -Yes! | 0:20:45 | 0:20:48 | |
-Millie. -Yes! | 0:20:48 | 0:20:49 | |
-And Eashan. -Yes! | 0:20:49 | 0:20:52 | |
Congratulations, guys. | 0:20:52 | 0:20:54 | |
Commiserations to the rest of you, but well done. | 0:20:54 | 0:20:56 | |
You are absolute geniuses. | 0:20:56 | 0:20:59 | |
So well done. | 0:20:59 | 0:21:01 | |
Sadly we say goodbye to five of our tech geniuses. | 0:21:01 | 0:21:04 | |
But for Eashan, Millie and Elliot, | 0:21:04 | 0:21:06 | |
they continue their journey to America. | 0:21:06 | 0:21:10 | |
Vegas! It's full of energy, | 0:21:12 | 0:21:15 | |
the home of entertainment and also CES, | 0:21:15 | 0:21:18 | |
which stands for Consumer Electronics Show. | 0:21:18 | 0:21:21 | |
It's the largest tech show in the world. | 0:21:21 | 0:21:23 | |
Now, in there is some of the latest | 0:21:23 | 0:21:25 | |
and most mind-blowing technology that you have ever seen. | 0:21:25 | 0:21:28 | |
-Are you excited? -ALL: -Yeah! -Let's see some absolute genius tech. | 0:21:28 | 0:21:31 | |
Come on! | 0:21:31 | 0:21:33 | |
'People travel from all over the world to exhibit | 0:21:33 | 0:21:36 | |
'and visit this tech-stravaganza,' | 0:21:36 | 0:21:38 | |
which every year becomes the home of the latest gadgetry that | 0:21:38 | 0:21:42 | |
technology has to offer. | 0:21:42 | 0:21:43 | |
Oh, look at that! We've got to put you in there. | 0:21:43 | 0:21:46 | |
From the biggest companies in technology to the best innovators, | 0:21:46 | 0:21:49 | |
virtual reality to robots, giant TVs and live demonstrations... | 0:21:49 | 0:21:53 | |
..this place has it all. | 0:21:55 | 0:21:57 | |
We are going through this way. Stick with us. | 0:21:57 | 0:22:00 | |
First up, we're off to meet our genius helper Jeff Joseph to give us | 0:22:00 | 0:22:04 | |
an overview of the biggest technology show in the world. | 0:22:04 | 0:22:08 | |
-Hi, Jeff, great to meet you. -So good to have you here. | 0:22:08 | 0:22:10 | |
-Thanks for inviting us, it's great. -So glad to have you here. | 0:22:10 | 0:22:13 | |
Welcome to CES 2016, the greatest show on earth. | 0:22:13 | 0:22:15 | |
You're the only kids from Britain who are allowed in. | 0:22:15 | 0:22:18 | |
-ALL: -Whoa! | 0:22:18 | 0:22:20 | |
We have over 150,000 people here with 3,600 exhibitors, | 0:22:20 | 0:22:23 | |
introducing 20,000 cool tech products. | 0:22:23 | 0:22:26 | |
So there's a lot to see, so you'd better get going. | 0:22:26 | 0:22:29 | |
Whilst at CES, our techies meet up with companies that have | 0:22:29 | 0:22:33 | |
similar products to their own ideas. | 0:22:33 | 0:22:35 | |
Millie is seeing the very latest in car technology. | 0:22:37 | 0:22:40 | |
-Eashan checks out state-of-the-art virtual reality gadgets. -Go ahead. | 0:22:41 | 0:22:46 | |
And Elliot looks at a piano that can teach you how to play. | 0:22:46 | 0:22:50 | |
In this particular car, what's new is this display. | 0:22:50 | 0:22:54 | |
It's actually a standard mirror when you want it. | 0:22:54 | 0:22:56 | |
And then you flip that switch and it turns on this display | 0:22:56 | 0:23:00 | |
which is fed live images of what is behind you by a little TV camera. | 0:23:00 | 0:23:04 | |
Whatever you do, don't reverse! | 0:23:04 | 0:23:06 | |
It was great to meet Gentex. | 0:23:06 | 0:23:07 | |
It's made me feel now that my invention can actually be done. | 0:23:07 | 0:23:11 | |
You can take virtual control | 0:23:13 | 0:23:16 | |
of your spacecraft in our game. | 0:23:16 | 0:23:19 | |
So not only do you see what you see in the virtual world, | 0:23:19 | 0:23:23 | |
-but you actually feel it in this pod, too. -Whoa! | 0:23:23 | 0:23:26 | |
The thing that made it so amazing for me is that it allows | 0:23:26 | 0:23:29 | |
for interaction with the virtual world | 0:23:29 | 0:23:32 | |
and I have never seen anything like it before. | 0:23:32 | 0:23:34 | |
It's pretty cool, man. | 0:23:34 | 0:23:35 | |
-So, Elliot, would you like to try the One Smart Piano? -Yeah, sure. | 0:23:35 | 0:23:39 | |
The red lights are going to show up on top of the piano | 0:23:39 | 0:23:41 | |
and you just have to hit the keys where the lights are showing up. | 0:23:41 | 0:23:44 | |
No pressure now, Elliot. | 0:23:44 | 0:23:46 | |
Oh, not bad for a first attempt, Elliot. | 0:23:51 | 0:23:54 | |
-Elliot, that was amazing. -Thank you. | 0:23:55 | 0:23:58 | |
My favourite thing I've seen today was probably the One Smart Piano | 0:23:58 | 0:24:02 | |
because it uses the same principle of keys as my idea. | 0:24:02 | 0:24:04 | |
-Thank you for coming to try it out. -Thank you. | 0:24:04 | 0:24:06 | |
Good luck with your project. | 0:24:06 | 0:24:08 | |
To see something similar is quite cool | 0:24:08 | 0:24:10 | |
and to see the creator of it is amazing. | 0:24:10 | 0:24:12 | |
-Bye. -Bye. | 0:24:12 | 0:24:13 | |
Right, tech geniuses, that's the first part | 0:24:13 | 0:24:15 | |
-of your American adventure over. Did you enjoy it? ALL: -Yeah! | 0:24:15 | 0:24:18 | |
-There was some amazing tech. -Some great stuff there, wasn't there? | 0:24:18 | 0:24:21 | |
Your trip is going to get even better now. | 0:24:21 | 0:24:23 | |
You guys are so lucky, because we are all going to go to | 0:24:23 | 0:24:25 | |
-California to the Apple headquarters... -ALL: -Whoa! | 0:24:25 | 0:24:28 | |
..to meet Sir Jonathan Ive. | 0:24:28 | 0:24:31 | |
-Sound good? -ALL: -Yeah. -Shall we go? -ALL: -Yeah! -I think we should, right. | 0:24:31 | 0:24:35 | |
Our tech geniuses are not only going to be allowed inside | 0:24:36 | 0:24:39 | |
the super hi-tech Apple HQ, but also have a one-on-one meeting | 0:24:39 | 0:24:43 | |
with the chief design officer himself. | 0:24:43 | 0:24:46 | |
This is the end of our journey and it's where we will find out | 0:24:46 | 0:24:49 | |
who is going to be crowned the absolute tech genius. | 0:24:49 | 0:24:52 | |
-Hello, Elliot. Hello, Millie. Hello, Eashan. -Hello, sir. | 0:24:54 | 0:24:57 | |
And these are their designs. | 0:24:57 | 0:24:58 | |
Elliot, do you want to tell Jonathan a bit about your design? | 0:24:58 | 0:25:01 | |
Yeah, so, my invention is called LED-Keys and it's a new | 0:25:01 | 0:25:05 | |
-and fun way how to teach young children how to type. -Oh, I see. | 0:25:05 | 0:25:10 | |
I think as well it could be interesting, couldn't it, | 0:25:10 | 0:25:12 | |
if you could figure out some sort of tactile indicator or | 0:25:12 | 0:25:17 | |
encouragement that you're in the right place? | 0:25:17 | 0:25:20 | |
That's the goal, isn't it, That you can type without looking. | 0:25:20 | 0:25:24 | |
-Oh, that's fabulous, isn't it? -This is Millie's. | 0:25:25 | 0:25:27 | |
-What did you do, Millie? -The idea is that if you have a camera | 0:25:27 | 0:25:30 | |
that attached to your dashboard that shows you what's in front | 0:25:30 | 0:25:33 | |
and where the road is and a tablet that attached to the | 0:25:33 | 0:25:36 | |
back of your chair, if you sat in the back you see forwards | 0:25:36 | 0:25:39 | |
as if the driver and chair weren't actually there. | 0:25:39 | 0:25:43 | |
You can also play games, | 0:25:43 | 0:25:44 | |
so you could drive around on a skateboard | 0:25:44 | 0:25:47 | |
down the road or you could even play a game with multiplayer | 0:25:47 | 0:25:50 | |
with the person sat next to you. | 0:25:50 | 0:25:52 | |
I mean, there are a lot of cars now that have cameras to help you park, | 0:25:52 | 0:25:55 | |
so in a way you wouldn't need to do this just for the tablet, would you? | 0:25:55 | 0:25:59 | |
-Yeah, that's great. -And the final idea from Eashan. | 0:25:59 | 0:26:03 | |
This is called Virtual Lab and it is a kind of virtual classroom | 0:26:03 | 0:26:10 | |
and uses virtual reality and augmented reality. | 0:26:10 | 0:26:14 | |
-Oh, it's fantastically ambitious, isn't it? -It certainly is. | 0:26:14 | 0:26:17 | |
What inspires you to make your designs? | 0:26:17 | 0:26:20 | |
It's about the importance of being curious and inquisitive. | 0:26:20 | 0:26:25 | |
What if there was a completely different approach | 0:26:25 | 0:26:27 | |
to solving this problem? | 0:26:27 | 0:26:29 | |
What could you then do? | 0:26:29 | 0:26:31 | |
Well, thank you, Sir Jonathan, for talking to us and looking | 0:26:31 | 0:26:34 | |
through the ideas. I'm sure you'll agree that they are all geniuses. | 0:26:34 | 0:26:37 | |
They certainly are, aren't they? | 0:26:37 | 0:26:39 | |
But there can be only one Absolute Tech Genius | 0:26:39 | 0:26:41 | |
and the absolute tech genius is... | 0:26:41 | 0:26:46 | |
Millie! | 0:26:49 | 0:26:52 | |
Congratulations. Very well done! | 0:26:52 | 0:26:54 | |
-How do you feel? -Good! | 0:26:54 | 0:26:57 | |
Millie showed a real passion for technology, which also | 0:26:57 | 0:27:00 | |
inspired her to create a brilliant bit of future tech, both of these | 0:27:00 | 0:27:04 | |
combined convinced our judges that she was our Absolute Tech Genius. | 0:27:04 | 0:27:09 | |
And here's what her idea could look like. | 0:27:09 | 0:27:12 | |
Millie's design is utterly genius. | 0:27:13 | 0:27:16 | |
The mounted HD mini camera at the front of the car feeds a | 0:27:16 | 0:27:19 | |
high res image of the road ahead to a monitor, allowing any | 0:27:19 | 0:27:22 | |
back-seat passenger to play augmented reality games whilst on the road. | 0:27:22 | 0:27:27 | |
And the best thing about it is, | 0:27:27 | 0:27:28 | |
it should stop you from getting carsick. | 0:27:28 | 0:27:31 | |
Millie, you are an absolute... BOTH: tech genius. | 0:27:33 | 0:27:35 | |
I never thought that it would come this far | 0:27:39 | 0:27:41 | |
with just something being in my brain | 0:27:41 | 0:27:43 | |
and now coming to actually meeting people all the way in Apple. | 0:27:43 | 0:27:47 | |
To have him talking to me about my ideas was pretty astounding. | 0:27:47 | 0:27:51 | |
It feels great to be crowned the Absolute Tech Genius | 0:27:51 | 0:27:53 | |
and to know that Sir Jonathan Ive thinks that my idea is a good one. | 0:27:53 | 0:27:58 |