{"id":2145,"date":"2017-11-30T14:51:21","date_gmt":"2017-11-30T14:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primaryengineer.com\/?p=2145"},"modified":"2022-09-26T13:34:10","modified_gmt":"2022-09-26T13:34:10","slug":"shopping-trolley-inspired-school-pupils-gran-displayed-glasgow-science-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.primaryengineer.com\/shopping-trolley-inspired-school-pupils-gran-displayed-glasgow-science-centre\/","title":{"rendered":"Shopping trolley inspired by school pupil\u2019s gran to be displayed at Glasgow Science Centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>4\u201911\u201d OAP struggled with shopping, so grandson designed cart to help \u2013 and won top award<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>An innovative shopping trolley designed by an 11-year-old schoolboy is to be unveiled as Glasgow Science Centre\u2019s latest exhibit.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The \u2018Trolley for the Elderly\u2019 lifts and lowers at the flip of a switch, and was designed as part of the Scottish Engineering Leaders Award by Aidan McCann, a then P7 pupil at Cromarty Primary in Inverness.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>His inspiration for the design came from his 75-year-old, 4\u201911\u201d granny, who struggled with conventional carts because of her age and height.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Aidan\u2019s Trolley now joins a long and illustrious list of Scottish inventions, including James Watt\u2019s steam engine, John Logie Baird\u2019s television and Thomas Newcomen\u2019s bicycle and, from Thursday 30th November, it will be on display at the Science Centre<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/244992604\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/244992604\">Aidan McCann&#8217;s &#8216;Trolley for the Elderly&#8217; story<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/user27797070\">Primary Engineer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Aiden, who won top prize at the Scottish Engineering Leaders Award with the idea, saw his plans brought to life by Masters students at the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Strathclyde.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Susan Scurlock, Chief Executive and Founder of Primary Engineer, said, \u201cThe competition shows us the huge potential in young people to identify and solve problems in the world. What is wonderful is that now Aidan\u2019s invention will go on to inspire future inventors, entrepreneurs and engineers visiting the Science Centre.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2149\" src=\"http:\/\/primaryengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/susan-trolly-launch.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.primaryengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/susan-trolly-launch.png 864w, https:\/\/www.primaryengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/susan-trolly-launch-580x464.png 580w, https:\/\/www.primaryengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/susan-trolly-launch-510x408.png 510w, https:\/\/www.primaryengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/susan-trolly-launch-768x614.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>But perhaps the biggest praise for the Trolley has come from Aidan\u2019s grandmother. \u2018When my gran saw it, she really loved it. It was designed for her,\u2019 said Aidan, who now attends Fortrose Academy in the Highlands.<\/p>\n<p>The Trolley has sparked huge interest in the free competition amongst Primary and Secondary schools, with nearly 12,000 entries from pupils in Scotland last year.&nbsp; Registration for this year\u2019s competition is now open and schools can sign up via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.leadersaward.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.leadersaward.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2150\" src=\"http:\/\/primaryengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/aiden-and-trolly-launch.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.primaryengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/aiden-and-trolly-launch.png 864w, https:\/\/www.primaryengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/aiden-and-trolly-launch-580x464.png 580w, https:\/\/www.primaryengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/aiden-and-trolly-launch-510x408.png 510w, https:\/\/www.primaryengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/aiden-and-trolly-launch-768x614.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Stephen Breslin, CEO of Glasgow Science Centre, welcomed the new addition to their galleries saying, \u201cScotland has a rich heritage of scientists, innovators and engineers whose discoveries have changed the way we live today. Scientists and engineers remain at centre of our changing world and we now find ourselves with a new set of challenges to face- climate change, food and water security, the depletion of Earth\u2019s natural resources for example. In order to meet these challenges, we must continue to build upon and develop our science and engineering base and encourage the next generation to be innovative and play an active role in addressing them. Projects like Primary Engineer are a great example of inspiring our young people and helping them find the pleasure and relevance in STEM.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dr Andrew McLaren, Vice Dean of the Faculty of Engineering at Strathclyde, said: \u201cThe UK is currently estimated to be short of around 20,000 graduate engineers annually which creates a significant skills gap in the sector and a challenging future. The work of Primary Engineer is exactly the type of programme to help ignite a passion for engineering in young people, and will go a long way to inspiring future generations of inventors for our sector.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAidan\u2019s trolley invention showed creativity, and ingenuity \u2013 two of the most important traits in an engineer\u2019s inventory. He has identified a specific challenge, and proposed an innovative solution that really catches the imagination of the public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2151\" src=\"http:\/\/primaryengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/aiden-and-trolly-lauch-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"864\" height=\"691\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.primaryengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/aiden-and-trolly-lauch-2.png 864w, https:\/\/www.primaryengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/aiden-and-trolly-lauch-2-580x464.png 580w, https:\/\/www.primaryengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/aiden-and-trolly-lauch-2-510x408.png 510w, https:\/\/www.primaryengineer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/aiden-and-trolly-lauch-2-768x614.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 864px) 100vw, 864px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>4\u201911\u201d OAP struggled with shopping, so grandson designed cart to help \u2013 and won top award An innovative shopping trolley designed by an 11-year-old schoolboy is to be unveiled as&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":684114,"featured_media":2154,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[266,21,47,45],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - 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