Three pupils from the same primary school in the Gwendraeth Valley have beaten 1,700 other children to top the leader board of a creative competition set by Amazon.

Ysgol Penygroes topped the leader board taking first second and third places out of the whole of Wales in the Design a Drone competition, which helped raise awareness of how to fly drones safely and the potential benefits of the technology.

Students were asked to design their interpretation of a delivery drone to serve a humanitarian purpose or improve society, such as first-response medical aid, sending flowers to a loved one who is unwell or delivering toys to children in need.

Year four pupil Cai Jones was awarded the top spot for designing the Aid Eagle drone, which would deliver clothes and shoes to people that live in places where cars cannot reach easily.

Second place went to Caitlin Scotti for her Power Transporter drone, which would fly to recharge electric cars that have run out of power and third place to Gwen Lindsey-Jones for the Solar drone.

The successful young engineers were awarded their prizes in a special ceremony during a school assembly. Winning students took home gift baskets of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) prizes.

Regional winner Cai also earned a cash donation of £1,000 for his school to be spent on in-school STEM resources.

One national winner will be selected from the 12 regional finalists and have the opportunity to travel to the Amazon Prime Air Lab in Cambridge, UK, where their design will be exhibited for a year.

All primary school students in Years Two to Five in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were eligible to enter the competition.

Jonathan Nicholson, Assistant Director of Communications at the CAA, said: “All the entries were absolutely amazing and it was great to see so many students showing an interest in drones. By the time they are adults, drones could well be playing key roles in everyday life. But for that to happen we need everyone who flies a drone now to do so safely.”

Lauren Kisser, Operations Director at Amazon Prime Air, commented: “I’m delighted that the Design a Drone competition encouraged these students to unleash their creative thinking on how drones can be used to improve society. The entries we received were full of innovative and thoughtful ideas that could very well change the world one day.”