People have seen lots of cool technologies these days. What are they? Let’s have a look!

	Racing through work This is a chair you can drive! A car company made this office chair. It has big wheels and lights. With a top speed of twenty kilometers each hour, people can go to and back from coffee machines and meetings quickly by driving the chair. They will also have no problem being first in line for lunch.
	Sleep with a smart bed We all want a better sleep at night. The new smart bed can be a good helper. You can decide how soft you want it to be. There is a smartphone app (应用程序) that goes with it. The app gives information about your sleep. It also gives you suggestions on how to sleep better.
	Hug you back A US company made some special toys. When you hug them, they hug you back! Each toy weighs about two kilograms. The company makes the toy heavier so that it can give people the feeling of being hugged. The company hopes the toy can help both kids and adults to lower stress and have a good sleep.
	A smart helmet (头盔) When delivery (快递) people send food around, they often use their phones while riding. It’s very dangerous. To be safer, a Chinese food delivery company made a new kind of helmet. It connects with the mobile phone and can “talk”. The delivery people can take orders, get addresses and answer messages by talking to the helmet. If the delivery people have an accident, the helmet can make a call for help right away.

Are you thinking of creating a popular life-changing product? Then don’t wait! Take these simple steps to make your very own invention and create a world-changing product.

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Ask them about their process and how they came up with their ideas. Getting first-hand information about what it takes to be an inventor is a great beginning step in becoming an inventor yourself.

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The next step in becoming an inventor and coming up with a truly special and useful product is to brainstorm ideas. What are you most interested in? In order to invent something from start to finish, you will need to stay within your fields of knowledge. Otherwise, you may have a great idea but don’t know how to realize it.

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Consider all aspects (方面) of your invention including all the required parts, and important details about how it works or what it will do. Keep these answers and ideas in your journal so you can refer back to them.

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When you feel confident in your invention and have made any useful changes, research it to make sure your idea is truly special. You can search online for products that match the description of your invention. If you have a name for your product created already, search this to make sure that it is not already being used.

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If you have to use power tools or the dangerous materials, you will probably need somebody’s help. Ask your parents when they have enough free time to sit down with you and start building.