00:00This 9-year-old is an Australian inventor.
00:03Samuel Mears has proposed a smart helmet idea for which he was awarded National Innovation Award.
00:11So NASA has called him for a trip to NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Epcot's theme park in Disney World, and
00:19Ripley's Believe It or Not in the US.
00:22Wow, that's something amazing.
00:24Know more about Samuel's invention in the report.
00:28Samuel Mears is a student of Clover Hill State School, Mudgrabah, in Queensland.
00:33He has been named the national winner of the Little Big Idea competition in the grade 3-4 category.
00:40Samuel's award-winning idea is called the Hero Helmet.
00:43It's designed to stop people riding their bikes, scooters, or skateboards without a helmet.
00:49His idea has been selected from more than 1,000 entries.
00:53Samuel is a scooting and skateboating enthusiast.
00:57He wants to prevent people from injuries and save lives.
01:00His invention, Hero Helmet, features an embedded remote that unlocks the wheels when the helmet is being worn by the
01:07rider.
01:08Samuel's idea was awarded for its creativity, practicality, and originality by the panel of experts.
01:15Samuel wants to be an engineer, but until then, he aims to keep inventing.
01:19Samuel's prize is a trip to NASA Kennedy Space Center, Epcot-themed-a-park at Disneyland, and rightly believe it
01:28or not, in the US.
