0:00:16 > 0:00:17Hello and welcome.
0:00:17 > 0:00:19Within the next 30 minutes
0:00:19 > 0:00:21we'll find out which of our young inventors
0:00:21 > 0:00:23will be crowned the winner of My Genius Idea.
0:00:23 > 0:00:26We asked you all to send us your genius ideas
0:00:26 > 0:00:27and over the last eight shows
0:00:27 > 0:00:30we've been on the search for our two finalists.
0:00:30 > 0:00:34Here they are, please put your hands together for Tybalt and Emily.
0:00:34 > 0:00:37# Tonight's the night Let's live it up
0:00:37 > 0:00:40# I got my money Let's spend it up
0:00:40 > 0:00:44# Go out and smash it Like oh my god... #
0:00:44 > 0:00:47You're looking very smart. Welcome to the final.
0:00:47 > 0:00:50For our studio audience and people watching at home
0:00:50 > 0:00:52remind us about your genius ideas.
0:00:52 > 0:00:56A bike bleeper to warn car drivers if there's a cyclist ahead.
0:00:56 > 0:00:59- Emily.- A device that sits on the sea bed to warn marine mammals
0:00:59 > 0:01:01to turn away from dangerous areas.
0:01:01 > 0:01:04What do you think, guys? Two really great ideas?
0:01:04 > 0:01:06You've done so well to get to the final.
0:01:06 > 0:01:10I'll speak to you later, but I know you've got a lot of preparation
0:01:10 > 0:01:12for your final talk with Tom.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15They'll be getting the celebrity thumbs-up for their inventions
0:01:15 > 0:01:18and they'll visit a top advertising agency
0:01:18 > 0:01:22for help to promote their ideas before they have one final chance
0:01:22 > 0:01:24to impress expert inventor and judge, Tom.
0:01:24 > 0:01:28He'll decide who will be crowned the overall winner.
0:01:28 > 0:01:32As it's time to remind ourselves of how today's two finalists got here.
0:01:32 > 0:01:33So it's Tybalt versus Emily.
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Which one of them will be crowned the My Genius Idea champion?
0:01:37 > 0:01:42They are two very different ideas, but only one of them can win.
0:01:48 > 0:01:52Animal loving Emily's genius idea is a device to keep marine life
0:01:52 > 0:01:54away from dangerous places in the sea.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57She discovered how well her invention could work
0:01:57 > 0:01:59with her expert, Jonathan Gordon.
0:01:59 > 0:02:03We'll start with sounds of the activities we think might be harmful
0:02:03 > 0:02:06to animals that your device could help protect them from.
0:02:06 > 0:02:10In her development session she realised her invention
0:02:10 > 0:02:13would not only help whales and dolphins, but all sea mammals,
0:02:13 > 0:02:16and this is what impressed Tom.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20We decided we could expand the choice to all marine mammals.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24You've done a brilliant presentation, thank you very much.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26Sending her through to the semi-finals
0:02:26 > 0:02:29where she developed it further in her real world test,
0:02:29 > 0:02:32proving how effectively sounds could travel underwater
0:02:32 > 0:02:35and would be heard by sea mammals in plenty of time,
0:02:35 > 0:02:38allowing them to turn away from hazardous places in the sea.
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Oh, wow, even I can hear that.
0:02:40 > 0:02:44That would be a really useful distance to be able to protect them.
0:02:44 > 0:02:47It was the results of her test that showed how valuable
0:02:47 > 0:02:50her invention could be in protecting sea mammals,
0:02:50 > 0:02:52winning her a place in today's final.
0:02:52 > 0:02:54I'm really chuffed that I got so far
0:02:54 > 0:02:57and I really want my idea to go forward now.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04Emily is up against ten-year-old Tybalt.
0:03:04 > 0:03:06He's passionate about cycling
0:03:06 > 0:03:09and that's where the inspiration for his bike bleeper came from.
0:03:09 > 0:03:11It's intended to make roads safer for cyclists.
0:03:11 > 0:03:14Working with his expert, Chris Styles, he found out
0:03:14 > 0:03:19the technology to make his invention work already existed in car radios.
0:03:19 > 0:03:23Essentially it is a mechanism that allows your bike to interrupt
0:03:23 > 0:03:26the car radio and play an announcement
0:03:26 > 0:03:27specifically to that car.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31Meaning his invention could work straightaway.
0:03:31 > 0:03:35It was the simplicity of his idea that really appealed to Tom.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39The bleeper that would be on all bikes would talk to almost all cars.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41It's a really, really good idea.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44In the real world test, he saw his idea come to life.
0:03:44 > 0:03:48Switch the radio on. And because the transmitter is on the bike,
0:03:48 > 0:03:51we're picking up the signal. You see it says cyclist.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53Cyclist approaching.
0:03:54 > 0:03:58And it was this success that booked him a place in today's final.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02I have an OK chance, but I think Emily's idea is really good.
0:04:04 > 0:04:07And the job of deciding which ideas made it or not
0:04:07 > 0:04:10was down to our judge and inventor, Tom Lawton,
0:04:10 > 0:04:13and it will be down to him again today to decide
0:04:13 > 0:04:16if it's Emily or Tybalt who will be crowned the winner
0:04:16 > 0:04:19of My Genius Idea and get this rather awesome trophy.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23He selected Emily and Tybalt for the final. He's looking at which ideas
0:04:23 > 0:04:26have the real potential to cut it in the real world and how well
0:04:26 > 0:04:30our young inventors understood the technology behind their ideas.
0:04:30 > 0:04:32- Tom.- Johny. - Welcome back.- Thank you.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34Are you looking forward to seeing
0:04:34 > 0:04:36what our young inventors have prepared?
0:04:36 > 0:04:38I'm really looking forward to it.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41I know they have been with some experts. It would be brilliant
0:04:41 > 0:04:43to see how the ideas have been refined further,
0:04:43 > 0:04:46I can't wait for their presentations.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49We proved in the semi-finals that both their genius ideas can work,
0:04:49 > 0:04:53so for the final challenge we hooked them up with some experts
0:04:53 > 0:04:55to give them advice on how they would go about
0:04:55 > 0:04:58launching and developing their ideas in the real world.
0:05:02 > 0:05:04We're taking Emily and Tybalt
0:05:04 > 0:05:07to one of the world's leading advertising agencies.
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Who're going to help them promote their genius ideas.
0:05:11 > 0:05:13Their job is to sell new products
0:05:13 > 0:05:17and to think of clever ways to get people interested in them.
0:05:17 > 0:05:21Emily and Tybalt have explained their ideas to the creative team,
0:05:21 > 0:05:25but will they be pleased with the results and could it help them win?
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Emily, Tybalt, what an amazing building.
0:05:27 > 0:05:31Loads of other ideas have passed through here and are now in shops.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34- Tybalt, you're first, shall we go meet them?- Yeah.- Come on.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Tybalt is meeting Neil and Jay, who have worked up some logos and
0:05:40 > 0:05:44advertising posters for both the genius ideas.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48What I'd say is when you're thinking about picking a logo,
0:05:48 > 0:05:51think about what it will look like if it is very, very small
0:05:51 > 0:05:53and will it still say bike bleeper?
0:05:53 > 0:05:56So if you are looking at a poster from miles and miles away,
0:05:56 > 0:05:59will you still be able to see bike bleeper?
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- Maybe those. - You think these stick out more?
0:06:02 > 0:06:05What do you like about these ones?
0:06:05 > 0:06:08I like this because the bike is going down
0:06:08 > 0:06:11like a mountain biking and going down the E.
0:06:11 > 0:06:13So a thumbs-up on the logo, but what about the poster?
0:06:13 > 0:06:17We've got two very different posters here.
0:06:17 > 0:06:21We thought that it would be great to have a poster around supermarkets,
0:06:21 > 0:06:25that if you pushed your shopping trolley too close to the poster,
0:06:25 > 0:06:27it would start beeping and warning you.
0:06:27 > 0:06:30So it actually shows you what the product does.
0:06:30 > 0:06:33This idea is what you call a typical poster,
0:06:33 > 0:06:38so one you'd see up on the high street, and what we've tried to do
0:06:38 > 0:06:40is incorporate the bleep signal on your logo
0:06:40 > 0:06:42and then put a hand next to that.
0:06:42 > 0:06:45It's really down to you which one you think
0:06:45 > 0:06:48would communicate the story of your product best.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52I think once we've put the logo and the posters together
0:06:52 > 0:06:53and created the final thing,
0:06:53 > 0:06:57I think you will be very happy and you'll have something there
0:06:57 > 0:06:59that you can show to the public
0:06:59 > 0:07:02and say, "This is my idea and this is how good it is."
0:07:06 > 0:07:09I think it's brilliant that they came up with so many ideas
0:07:09 > 0:07:12for the logos and, like, they came up with two posters,
0:07:12 > 0:07:16but they were really good so they were really hard to pick from.
0:07:16 > 0:07:19The logo and poster they like the best will be made up,
0:07:19 > 0:07:22so both Emily and Tybalt can hit the streets
0:07:22 > 0:07:25to get opinions from the general public about their ideas.
0:07:25 > 0:07:29Emily's next to see what the team have done with her invention.
0:07:29 > 0:07:33She has even given them a name to work with, calling it Safe Waters.
0:07:33 > 0:07:38So first, we'll talk through some of the ideas we've had for your logo.
0:07:38 > 0:07:41The first one that we designed is
0:07:41 > 0:07:45based around the idea that you gave us, which was using the product name
0:07:45 > 0:07:50Safe Waters and highlighting the different aspects of the product.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Then also we took a whale's fin device
0:07:53 > 0:07:56to kind of create this Safe Waters logo
0:07:56 > 0:08:01and these two here just incorporate an actual killer whale.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04I like how the killer whale is used as the A.
0:08:04 > 0:08:07I thought that the logos were really good,
0:08:07 > 0:08:11but the two that had the whale in really did stand out for me.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14We have not done a traditional poster.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17We've come up with two ideas. The first one is a magazine ad.
0:08:17 > 0:08:21When you open the magazine, it actually makes a whale's noise.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24- What does that sound like? - It sounds like oorgh.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27I didn't realise we would get a demonstration as well.
0:08:27 > 0:08:29That's brilliant.
0:08:29 > 0:08:33Another quite playful idea we had was you get a screen that
0:08:33 > 0:08:37suddenly becomes filled with sea life and sea animals.
0:08:37 > 0:08:41So wherever your mouse goes on the screen, all the marine life,
0:08:41 > 0:08:43they all dodge it wherever it goes.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45For the cursor on the computer,
0:08:45 > 0:08:48could the cursor actually be the actual device?
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Yeah, you could very easily
0:08:50 > 0:08:54design the cursor so it replicates how your device looks.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57If you saw either these two in a magazine or on a computer
0:08:57 > 0:08:59which one would you go for?
0:08:59 > 0:09:03Personally I would like to do the interactive one on the computer.
0:09:03 > 0:09:05So you think you've pretty much got your logo
0:09:05 > 0:09:08- and the way that you're going to sell it?- Yeah.
0:09:12 > 0:09:16I thought the magazine idea was really quite something.
0:09:16 > 0:09:20As it would really clever how it would play the sound as you opened it
0:09:20 > 0:09:23because it really grabs someone's attention.
0:09:23 > 0:09:25We think we've picked a logo and are pretty sure
0:09:25 > 0:09:28about which poster we want. What's the next stage?
0:09:28 > 0:09:30We'll mock up a finished poster
0:09:30 > 0:09:35and you will take that out to the streets and to the general public
0:09:35 > 0:09:37and show them what your product is
0:09:37 > 0:09:41and see if you can get some good responses to it.
0:09:41 > 0:09:43So, armed with their image boards,
0:09:43 > 0:09:46it is time for Emily and Tybalt to test the water,
0:09:46 > 0:09:48presenting their genius ideas
0:09:48 > 0:09:50to the outside world for the very first time.
0:09:55 > 0:09:58Emily is off to the zoo to see what animal lovers there
0:09:58 > 0:10:00make of her marine protection idea.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02Hi, can we ask you a question?
0:10:02 > 0:10:05It's a device that transmits a predator sound
0:10:05 > 0:10:08to warn marine life to stay away from dangerous parts in the sea.
0:10:08 > 0:10:10It's really good.
0:10:10 > 0:10:11- It's your idea?- Yes.
0:10:11 > 0:10:14That's very nice. Young mind. Good idea.
0:10:14 > 0:10:18I think that would be a really good idea. I'd like to see it working.
0:10:18 > 0:10:21There's just been a big oil slick so I think that's a genius idea.
0:10:21 > 0:10:25How does it feel to get such a positive reaction from people?
0:10:25 > 0:10:28It feels really good because it has given me a confidence boost
0:10:28 > 0:10:30because I know other people like it.
0:10:33 > 0:10:36I've taken Tybalt to a cycling cafe
0:10:36 > 0:10:39to see what the customers there think of his bike bleeper invention.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44We've invented a bike bleeper to warn car drivers
0:10:44 > 0:10:47- if there is a cyclist ahead. - Fantastic. It sounds great.
0:10:47 > 0:10:50Anything that makes cars more aware of bikes is a good thing.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53- Do you think it will be expensive? - Under £10.
0:10:53 > 0:10:56Wow, that's a really good idea.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59As a cab driver, I wouldn't want the radio going off every five minutes
0:10:59 > 0:11:03in Central London, cos you get a lot of bikes come up the side of you.
0:11:03 > 0:11:05I think it is a really good idea
0:11:05 > 0:11:08and it's very clever that you came up with it.
0:11:08 > 0:11:12It's a great confidence boost for our inventors to hear what people
0:11:12 > 0:11:15think of their inventions, but who has the winning idea?
0:11:15 > 0:11:18They have had the thumbs-up all-round but we also asked some
0:11:18 > 0:11:22celebrity cyclists and naturalists what they thought of the ideas.
0:11:22 > 0:11:26Rooting for Tybalt is Jake Humphrey and sports presenter Clare Balding,
0:11:26 > 0:11:29and Emily's support comes from Chris Packham
0:11:29 > 0:11:31and CBBC's own Steve Backshall.
0:11:31 > 0:11:33Tybalt, I think what you've done is fantastic.
0:11:33 > 0:11:36You've put the onus on car drivers to look out for cyclists.
0:11:36 > 0:11:39You're doing your bit for us cyclists of the world.
0:11:39 > 0:11:41I think you're clearly a very clever guy.
0:11:41 > 0:11:43I'm behind you every single step of the way
0:11:43 > 0:11:46so good luck, congratulations. Well played.
0:11:46 > 0:11:48It connects up with the car radio
0:11:48 > 0:11:50and the sound actually comes out the radio,
0:11:50 > 0:11:52so the driver couldn't fail to be aware
0:11:52 > 0:11:56that there is a bicycle approaching. Tybalt, it's genius.
0:11:56 > 0:12:00Well done for making the finals and good luck from here on in.
0:12:00 > 0:12:02I am very keen to support Emily's idea
0:12:02 > 0:12:06as I'm equally keen to protect our marine species
0:12:06 > 0:12:09and, as we know, a lot of them are in deep trouble
0:12:09 > 0:12:13so any device like this which may help a few of them out gets my vote.
0:12:13 > 0:12:15This idea is simply brilliant.
0:12:15 > 0:12:17It is fantastic. Good luck.
0:12:17 > 0:12:21I've been lucky enough to work with many different species
0:12:21 > 0:12:22of marine mammals around the world -
0:12:22 > 0:12:25seals, dolphins, porpoise, whales, even sea otters.
0:12:25 > 0:12:29They're all very intelligent animals with complex behaviour,
0:12:29 > 0:12:32very beautiful but at the same time vulnerable
0:12:32 > 0:12:35and anything that can be done to protect them is, I think,
0:12:35 > 0:12:36an absolutely superb idea.
0:12:36 > 0:12:39So I have to say I'm really, really, rooting for you.
0:12:39 > 0:12:42I think that what you have come up here is absolutely genius.
0:12:42 > 0:12:44I've got my fingers crossed for you.
0:12:44 > 0:12:48Back in the studio, the excitement is building
0:12:48 > 0:12:51as we get nearer to hearing the final pitches.
0:12:51 > 0:12:55- So, you two, what do you reckon to that?- Really cool.
0:12:55 > 0:12:56I'm glad that a celebrity
0:12:56 > 0:12:59would actually put time into supporting my idea.
0:12:59 > 0:13:03- Emily, it is not bad, is it?- I think it is really cool that people
0:13:03 > 0:13:06who specialise in wildlife are backing me with my idea.
0:13:06 > 0:13:10You might want to add that in your final presentations to Tom later on.
0:13:10 > 0:13:13In the final pitches Tybalt and Emily will have one last chance
0:13:13 > 0:13:16to impress expert judge and inventor Tom Lawton
0:13:16 > 0:13:17that their idea should win.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20But now I'm out and about in the audience cos I want
0:13:20 > 0:13:22to speak to some Emily fans.
0:13:22 > 0:13:25Emily's mum. You must be so proud of how well she's done?
0:13:25 > 0:13:27Amazingly proud, yes.
0:13:27 > 0:13:31Has she changed much throughout the whole My Genius Idea experience?
0:13:31 > 0:13:34She has grown very much in confidence
0:13:34 > 0:13:37and the learning journey has been quite fantastic for her.
0:13:37 > 0:13:41- Do you think she can do it today? - I hope so.- You are rooting for her.
0:13:41 > 0:13:43Let's speak to some of Tybalt's peeps over here.
0:13:43 > 0:13:45- Tybalt's dad.- Yes.
0:13:45 > 0:13:47You must be so proud of Tybalt as well?
0:13:47 > 0:13:49I'm extremely proud of him, yes.
0:13:49 > 0:13:53I understand that he has got his own jam-making business and everything.
0:13:53 > 0:13:55Has he always invented things?
0:13:55 > 0:13:58Ever since he watched Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
0:13:58 > 0:14:00and saw a breakfast making machine.
0:14:00 > 0:14:02They've both done really well. Think he can do it?
0:14:02 > 0:14:06- Oh, yes.- At this point I should probably introduce you
0:14:06 > 0:14:08to some VIPs on the front row.
0:14:08 > 0:14:11These guys are experts in the world of cycling
0:14:11 > 0:14:14and sea life conservation. They've got front row seats
0:14:14 > 0:14:17because I'm going to be speaking to them a little bit later on.
0:14:19 > 0:14:24- Tybalt, Emily, you know what time it is, don't you?- Yeah.
0:14:24 > 0:14:26I want to wish you the best of luck.
0:14:26 > 0:14:28Whatever happens in the next ten minutes
0:14:28 > 0:14:31you've both done so well to get this far.
0:14:31 > 0:14:35As it is the final, each of our two inventor's presentations
0:14:35 > 0:14:36will look a bit extra special.
0:14:41 > 0:14:42So it is Tybalt to go first
0:14:42 > 0:14:45and to get the wheels in motion for his final pitch
0:14:45 > 0:14:49we have got a BMX display team getting it all going.
0:14:49 > 0:14:50# What comes around. #
0:14:53 > 0:14:56To impress Tom, Tybalt will need to remember all the technology
0:14:56 > 0:14:59behind his invention as well as show his idea
0:14:59 > 0:15:02has continually developed throughout the competition.
0:15:02 > 0:15:06Will he be able to convince Tom that he should win the final?
0:15:19 > 0:15:23Good afternoon. I have invented a bike bleeper to warn car drivers
0:15:23 > 0:15:24if there's a cyclist ahead.
0:15:24 > 0:15:28The reason I invented a bike bleeper is cos a friend from school
0:15:28 > 0:15:32was knocked off his bike and killed and I was really upset about that
0:15:32 > 0:15:35so I thought maybe there is some device that I can make
0:15:35 > 0:15:38to stop people like my friends getting killed on their bikes.
0:15:38 > 0:15:42My device should be mostly used on quiet country roads, because
0:15:42 > 0:15:46if it was in big cities it would be, like, bleeping every second.
0:15:46 > 0:15:49The real world test that I did with Johny was really handy
0:15:49 > 0:15:51because I learned buckets of things.
0:15:51 > 0:15:56What I would like to do in the future is use rechargeable batteries because
0:15:56 > 0:16:00I notice when we did it, it took loads of batteries.
0:16:00 > 0:16:02It wouldn't just be used for cyclists,
0:16:02 > 0:16:06it could be used for horse riders, runners or any road users,
0:16:06 > 0:16:12and soon I hope that many lives will be saved with this device.
0:16:12 > 0:16:15- Thank you.- Thank you. Brilliant presentation.
0:16:15 > 0:16:18I suppose the question I have for you
0:16:18 > 0:16:20is what are the type of challenges
0:16:20 > 0:16:24that you are going to face in making this a real world success?
0:16:24 > 0:16:28Well, the advertising company came up with a poster and they said,
0:16:28 > 0:16:31that poster there, they said that maybe they could put it up
0:16:31 > 0:16:33in the streets so when car drivers go past it,
0:16:33 > 0:16:36it will bleep and tell them about the device.
0:16:36 > 0:16:38OK. That's interesting.
0:16:38 > 0:16:41So it would have the same technology as the bike bleeper
0:16:41 > 0:16:44and as they pass, it would work like that.
0:16:44 > 0:16:47That's interesting. What happens if,
0:16:47 > 0:16:50for instance, you had your bike enabled with the bike bleeper,
0:16:50 > 0:16:54but you left your bike outside a cafe and you weren't on the bike.
0:16:54 > 0:16:57And it was just sat there by itself bleeping away
0:16:57 > 0:16:59and cars were slowing down for it,
0:16:59 > 0:17:03yet it actually wasn't causing any, it wasn't taking up any road space?
0:17:03 > 0:17:07Maybe I could have something so when the wheels stop turning
0:17:07 > 0:17:09the device would turn itself off.
0:17:09 > 0:17:10Which is an interesting idea
0:17:10 > 0:17:13and something I had thought of down those lines.
0:17:13 > 0:17:16But then you could have the problem of what happens
0:17:16 > 0:17:19if you're stopped at traffic lights or something like that.
0:17:19 > 0:17:23Maybe there is something that is motion activated, I don't know.
0:17:23 > 0:17:26- I'm going to have a switch on it as well.- A switch on it, yeah.
0:17:26 > 0:17:30That would need to be a very obvious and easy to use switch
0:17:30 > 0:17:34so if you are on a cycle lane, you quickly turn it off
0:17:34 > 0:17:38and that has to be part of the action of having this device.
0:17:38 > 0:17:43But, assuming those things could be worked out, then I agree,
0:17:43 > 0:17:48I think you have an idea that has the potential to save lives
0:17:48 > 0:17:52right now and how could you possibly argue with that?
0:17:52 > 0:17:56So, Tybalt, you have impressed me from the word go.
0:17:56 > 0:17:59Well done, thank you very much for your presentation.
0:17:59 > 0:18:01APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:18:05 > 0:18:07I think my presentation went well.
0:18:07 > 0:18:10I think I said enough really and I think Tom liked it.
0:18:17 > 0:18:20Next up, it is Emily and she unwraps her final pitch
0:18:20 > 0:18:23with a sea-inspired gymnastics routine.
0:18:33 > 0:18:37Tom will be judging both the young inventors on how well their ideas
0:18:37 > 0:18:39have progressed throughout the competition,
0:18:39 > 0:18:42and if they can work in the real world.
0:18:42 > 0:18:44He will also be judging them on how well
0:18:44 > 0:18:46they can sell their ideas to him.
0:18:51 > 0:18:53So it is all to play for
0:18:53 > 0:18:57as Emily gets ready to deliver her final pitch.
0:19:16 > 0:19:18Hi, Tom, and everyone here today.
0:19:18 > 0:19:21I'm Emily and I'm here to tell you all about My Genius Idea,
0:19:21 > 0:19:22it's called Safe Waters.
0:19:22 > 0:19:26My idea is to keep sea mammals away from dangerous areas
0:19:26 > 0:19:28by transmitting the sound of the killer whale.
0:19:28 > 0:19:32I came up with this idea after watching a documentary on whales
0:19:32 > 0:19:35and was shocked to hear that over 1,400 whales are killed every year.
0:19:35 > 0:19:38By using the sound of the marine mammal killer whale
0:19:38 > 0:19:41we'd be able to expand the range of animals to be saved
0:19:41 > 0:19:44from whales and dolphins to all marine mammals.
0:19:44 > 0:19:46My real world test, we went to the Isle of Mull
0:19:46 > 0:19:49to find out how far the killer whale sound would transmit.
0:19:49 > 0:19:52It can be clearly heard from over 650 metres away
0:19:52 > 0:19:54and we felt this was a huge success.
0:19:54 > 0:19:57There are many dangers for marine mammals
0:19:57 > 0:20:00and these include military sonar testing areas,
0:20:00 > 0:20:04getting tangled in fishing nets and pollution like the recent oil slick.
0:20:04 > 0:20:07One of the biggest threats to marine mammals is the noise
0:20:07 > 0:20:11created by pile driving during the construction of wind turbine sites.
0:20:11 > 0:20:15During pile driving marine scientists survey the surrounding area and boats
0:20:15 > 0:20:17and if any marine animals are spotted
0:20:17 > 0:20:20all pile driving must stop until the area is clear.
0:20:20 > 0:20:24To help promote my idea, I visited an advertising company
0:20:24 > 0:20:30where we came up with the slogan Safe Waters means safe marine life.
0:20:30 > 0:20:34I chose this slogan because it has a very strong but simple message
0:20:34 > 0:20:35about a very serious situation.
0:20:35 > 0:20:39This is what we came up with for the advertising,
0:20:39 > 0:20:43and when you open the magazine, it will play the killer whale sound.
0:20:43 > 0:20:45I think Safe Waters is a great idea,
0:20:45 > 0:20:48not only because it will help keep marine mammals safe,
0:20:48 > 0:20:52but it will also help wind turbine construction companies save money
0:20:52 > 0:20:54as it will minimise disruption and down time,
0:20:54 > 0:20:57resulting in a wonderful win/win situation.
0:20:57 > 0:20:59We must really act now or these beautiful creatures
0:20:59 > 0:21:03may be lost from our seas forever. Would you really want that to happen?
0:21:03 > 0:21:05Of course not, absolutely, as neither do you,
0:21:05 > 0:21:09which is why you have been inspired to conceive such a great idea.
0:21:09 > 0:21:12I'm also really impressed with how you in particular
0:21:12 > 0:21:17have taken the idea on and really embodied the advice and expertise
0:21:17 > 0:21:20that's been provided to you and it is different
0:21:20 > 0:21:24from where it started and it has evolved and it has improved.
0:21:24 > 0:21:27Can you tell me more about the type of testing
0:21:27 > 0:21:31that might need to be done and what you would hope to achieve
0:21:31 > 0:21:34with that kind of real world testing
0:21:34 > 0:21:38and what problems might be incurred in trying to do so?
0:21:38 > 0:21:41If we went into a natural habitat where there
0:21:41 > 0:21:44are many whales and dolphins and other marine mammals around,
0:21:44 > 0:21:46then we could play them the sound
0:21:46 > 0:21:49- and see if they do turn around from the sound.- Yes, OK.
0:21:49 > 0:21:52But we might have a slight problem if they don't listen
0:21:52 > 0:21:54to the sound and turn away.
0:21:54 > 0:21:57Yes. But you would engage the right team of marine biologists
0:21:57 > 0:22:01who would be methodical about their approach to this kind of research
0:22:01 > 0:22:05in a well constructed way and you would hope for the right results.
0:22:05 > 0:22:08- Yes.- Emily, you've kind of looked at the whole picture
0:22:08 > 0:22:10and you have presented brilliantly,
0:22:10 > 0:22:14clearly, and you have obviously been very well prepared
0:22:14 > 0:22:16so again I thank you enormously, great presentation.
0:22:16 > 0:22:19Thank you.
0:22:19 > 0:22:21APPLAUSE AND CHEERING
0:22:24 > 0:22:28I think my presentation went quite well and I gave it all I've got.
0:22:28 > 0:22:31I said all I wanted to and I hope that's enough,
0:22:31 > 0:22:33but really it is for Tom to decide.
0:22:33 > 0:22:36Two excellent presentations there,
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Emily and Tybalt really pulled it out of the hat.
0:22:38 > 0:22:40Give them a round of applause.
0:22:40 > 0:22:43Now though, I'm with our experts.
0:22:43 > 0:22:46Andy, you work for a charity that tries to keep people
0:22:46 > 0:22:48safe on the roads, do you think this is a good idea?
0:22:48 > 0:22:52It does a lot to compliment existing cycle safety things we've got out
0:22:52 > 0:22:56there like helmets, hi-vis jackets and road sense, things like that.
0:22:56 > 0:23:00So, this will be another item that people can carry with them to help
0:23:00 > 0:23:03keep themselves safe while they are out cycling, I think it is fantastic.
0:23:03 > 0:23:05Paul, do you see problems?
0:23:05 > 0:23:08I can certainly see the benefits of it used out in the country,
0:23:08 > 0:23:10but within an urban environment
0:23:10 > 0:23:14it has limitations. But the basis is there for a really good idea.
0:23:14 > 0:23:17Ernie, what do you think about Tybalt's idea?
0:23:17 > 0:23:19I thought maybe it might make someone complacent
0:23:19 > 0:23:23if they have got this thing on the back of their bike
0:23:23 > 0:23:27that's warning drivers, but, as he said, in an urban environment,
0:23:27 > 0:23:30it does not really apply, it is for a rural environment
0:23:30 > 0:23:33and I can see it there being a perfect way of warning people,
0:23:33 > 0:23:37maybe quite a distance away, that you're there as a cyclist.
0:23:37 > 0:23:40- Were you all impressed with his presentation?- Yes.- Very.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44Brilliant. Let's talk to Emily's experts. Jim, what did you think?
0:23:44 > 0:23:47I've done a lot of work with killer whales myself
0:23:47 > 0:23:50and I've been around them when there have been seals nearby
0:23:50 > 0:23:54and they have different sounds for different kinds of behaviours
0:23:54 > 0:23:58and things, so you would have to be a bit careful about which sounds
0:23:58 > 0:24:00you use to get the right reaction.
0:24:00 > 0:24:03But, no, I think it has a good foundation for a great idea.
0:24:03 > 0:24:06Annie, you work for the Wildlife Trust, a huge organisation.
0:24:06 > 0:24:10What do you think about this idea and do you see any problems?
0:24:10 > 0:24:11I think you need to test it out
0:24:11 > 0:24:15and she mentioned if it didn't work initially you are a bit stuck,
0:24:15 > 0:24:17but you can really fine tune how it works.
0:24:17 > 0:24:20And that way they are not going to get used to it.
0:24:20 > 0:24:24But it is a fabulous idea and it would go really far, definitely.
0:24:24 > 0:24:27Great advice there. I hope Emily is listening.
0:24:27 > 0:24:29Steve, you work for an organisation
0:24:29 > 0:24:32that tries to rescue wildlife and sea life.
0:24:32 > 0:24:35It is fantastic to see something come to the final
0:24:35 > 0:24:37that looks at conservation as well,
0:24:37 > 0:24:39and for somebody so young to have an idea
0:24:39 > 0:24:44that a lot of scientists much, much older haven't come up with yet.
0:24:44 > 0:24:46So it has a great potential.
0:24:46 > 0:24:49Great comments from the studio experts,
0:24:49 > 0:24:52but who will win the My Genius Idea final?
0:24:52 > 0:24:54Will it be Tybalt's bike bleeper idea
0:24:54 > 0:24:56to alert car drivers to cyclists?
0:24:56 > 0:24:59The technology had been thought out and had been
0:24:59 > 0:25:01tested and proven in the real world
0:25:01 > 0:25:05and that enabled him to answer my questions and concerns completely.
0:25:05 > 0:25:09Or Emily's marine mammal protection system?
0:25:09 > 0:25:13The testing in the wild is a big factor in the sense of the unknown.
0:25:13 > 0:25:18We don't know how the behavioural characteristics of marine mammals
0:25:18 > 0:25:19will respond to this idea.
0:25:19 > 0:25:22We have heard excellent presentations
0:25:22 > 0:25:26and what the experts think. More importantly, what do you think?
0:25:26 > 0:25:28It is so close. It's like a photo finish,
0:25:28 > 0:25:31but the presentations have been really useful in helping answer
0:25:31 > 0:25:35any outstanding questions that I've had so it has been really good.
0:25:35 > 0:25:38I guess you must have come, as difficult as it may have been,
0:25:38 > 0:25:40- to a final decision.- I have, yes.
0:25:40 > 0:25:42OK, Tom, if you'd like to take a seat.
0:25:42 > 0:25:46I'll welcome in our two young inventors for the last time.
0:25:49 > 0:25:51So there is nothing more they can do now.
0:25:51 > 0:25:55They have both spent time developing and testing their ideas.
0:25:55 > 0:25:58They have pitched to Tom for the last time,
0:25:58 > 0:26:00but who has won the My Genius Idea title?
0:26:00 > 0:26:03It is decision time.
0:26:03 > 0:26:05Tom has made a final decision.
0:26:05 > 0:26:11So, Tom, it is over to you. We want to know who has won My Genius Idea?
0:26:11 > 0:26:13You both presented original ideas
0:26:13 > 0:26:16with invention stories inspired through your personal experiences.
0:26:16 > 0:26:18You've both taken the advice of experts,
0:26:18 > 0:26:20you've understood the technology,
0:26:20 > 0:26:22improved the ideas through development.
0:26:22 > 0:26:25You've both clearly communicated the benefits of your ideas.
0:26:25 > 0:26:30You've both impressed and inspired me, that's for sure.
0:26:30 > 0:26:34So it has been a very difficult decision to make,
0:26:34 > 0:26:36but I have made my decision,
0:26:36 > 0:26:41and the inventor and winner of My Genius Idea is...
0:26:48 > 0:26:49Tybalt.
0:26:49 > 0:26:51APPLAUSE
0:26:52 > 0:26:57Tybalt. Go and get your trophy.
0:26:57 > 0:27:01Well done, my man. Very, very well done.
0:27:01 > 0:27:03And this is for you, sir.
0:27:03 > 0:27:05Be very, very proud of yourself.
0:27:05 > 0:27:07Well done.
0:27:07 > 0:27:10Well done. Emily, commiserations.
0:27:10 > 0:27:13Tybalt. So you won.
0:27:13 > 0:27:17I never thought I would get this far and I thought Emily did really well.
0:27:17 > 0:27:19It has been a great experience.
0:27:19 > 0:27:22Round of applause for My Genius Idea winner, Tybalt.
0:27:22 > 0:27:25My Genius Idea runner up and great finalist, Emily.
0:27:32 > 0:27:33So we have our winner.
0:27:33 > 0:27:37And it was Tybalt. A big thank you to Emily who came so close today,
0:27:37 > 0:27:40but for now it is Tybalt who can celebrate his success.
0:27:40 > 0:27:43Thank you for watching My Genius Idea
0:27:43 > 0:27:45and from all of us, goodbye for now.
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