A teenage girl has won an award for her design for a new type of remote controlled skateboard dubbed the 'Electrodeck' that can reach speeds of 10mph. Charlotte Geary, from Bournemouth, presented her invention to judges including cycling champion Mark Cavendish as part of the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)'s Sports of the Future competition. Sport of the Future competition ran during lockdown and challenged children to come up with a new sport or an invention that makes an existing sport even better. 'The Electrodeck brings together emerging technology and striking design to create an exciting addition to the sports of the future,' an IET spokesperson said. I named this the Electrodeck,' Geary saidJudge and IET President Peter Bonfield said there was a brilliant response from young people to the competition - something he found 'uplifting'.

Source: Daily Mail August 18, 2020 23:01 UTC