Designs on winning useful drones competition
Arty pupils at Goodlyburn Primary School in Perth reached new heights with a retailer’s competition.
They took part in a design a drone competition which brought together the Civil Aviation Authority and Amazon.
And talented youngsters scooped all three top spots in the regional heat from across Scotland. The winning design is now in with the chance of the UK title.
Pupils were tasked with coming up with their own versions of the designing aerial devices with a societal or humanitarian benefit.
Pupil Joanne W was awarded the top spot for designing her Spinner drone, which would deliver surprise birthday presents to children. Second place went to Grace K for the Sunny drone, which would deliver water, paddling pools and sun cream to people on warm days, and third place was awarded to Angus M for his Pizza Deliverer drone.
The successful young engineers were awarded gift baskets of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) prizes. The first place regional winner also earned a cash donation of £1,000 for her school, to be spent on in-school STEM resources.
One national winner will be selected from the 12 regional finalists and have the opportunity to travel to the Amazon Prime Air Lab in Cambridge, UK, where their design will be exhibited for a year.
The competition helped raise awareness of the CAA’s Drone Code, a simple set of rules and guidelines which outline how to fly drones safely and legally.
Pupils from Goodlyburn Primary School in Perth were among the winners in the regional heat. Inset right, one of the winning designs