2026 Public Vote

We are delighted to reveal the Medallists for the 2026 Primary Engineer MacRobert Medal, celebrating outstanding pupil-designed inventions that have been transformed into working prototypes by engineers, university and industry partners across the UK.

Each year, thousands of pupils take part in our ‘If you were an engineer, what would you do?’ Leaders Award competition, sharing innovative ideas designed to solve challenges they find. A select number of these ideas are chosen to be developed into prototypes through collaborations with universities and industry partners, before showcasing them at the prestigious Primary Engineer MacRobert Medal.

While Bronze, Silver, and Gold Medals will be awarded at the Award Ceremony in November, there is one special award decided by the public – the Commendation Award.

Now it’s time for YOU to choose YOUR favourite!

2026 voting is now open!

VIEW ALL PROTOTYPES & VOTE HERE

Voting closes Friday 13th November 12pm.

Congratulations to all of our 2026 Medallists:

🔹 Con Bot built by Alexander Dennis | Home Educator Lancashire
🔹 Smart Follow Me Suitcase built by Aveva | St Helen’s Catholic Junior School
🔹 UpClip built by Civil Aviation Authority | Stockport Academy
🔹 The Super Sucking Machine built by GKN Aerospace | Welton Primary School
🔹 Helpful Robot built by Liverpool John Moores University | Much Woolton Catholic Primary School
🔹 The Marvellous Dog Heater built by Thales Belfast | Portavogie Primary School
🔹 The Magnetic Car built by Thales Crawley | Parkgate House School
🔹 Wildfire Drone 3000 built by Thales Glasgow | Linlithgow Primary School
🔹 Sea Boat Filter built by Southampton University | Hunnyhill Ormiston Academy

We are incredibly proud of every pupil, engineer and organisation involved in this year’s competition and look forward to celebrating together at the awards ceremony.

Thank you to The MacRobert Trust, Weir PLC and Christopher Ward for their continued support in making the Primary Engineer MacRobert Medal possible and helping to inspire the next generation of engineers and innovators!