Ruth Amos

Ruth Amos is a young inventor, entrepreneur and edutuber. TheManaging Director of StairSteady, she is a trustee for Young Engineers and Greenbelt and actively encourages young people into STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Maths) through her involvement with Your Life. Ruth is regularly in demand as an inspirational and motivational public speaker. After designing the StairSteady as part of her GCSE Resistant Materials Course, Ruth established StairSteady Ltd in 2006, and then went on to winYoung Engineer for Britain in 2006with her design.

The StairSteady is a mobility device to maintain independence and safety on the stairs. Following on from this success she took her product to market in 2008 – it is now available through a network of dealers in the UK and is available in Canada, the USA and parts of Europe. Ruth is anEdutuber with her YouTube Channel Kids Invent Stuff, set up with fellow inventor, Shawn. They set kids a monthly challenge and build and test these inventions on camera.

Each week they release a new video aiming to inspire and engage young people in STEAM. As well as being an active entrepreneur, Ruth is also an accomplished speaker, she is living proof that engineering and science is not boring and every word she utters about business is pure motivational magic. She is always a hit on stage at colleges, universities and corporate events.