My passion for aerospace, aviation, and astronautics allowed me to explore areas related to its field, such as robotics. I had previously taken several robotics courses in middle school and looked forward to joining a competitive robotics team in high school. Unfortunately, it came to my knowledge that the high school I currently attend had dissolved its robotics program due to a lack of funding and advisors.
It was then that the community-based group “Questionable Engineering” was born, to satisfy the ambition of pursuing engineering outside of the classroom. As captain, I partake in the build and programming divisions of the team, where I invest my time, building, CADing, strategizing, and programming our robots in JAVA as well as Python. During our seasons, it became imperative to us that we involve ourselves in the community that supported us, giving presentations at University Clubs, teaching youth about robotics and its possibilities, and even appearing at festivals to interact with others passionate about robotics. Often staying late nights, the program has taught me that hard work pays off, and no goal is out of reach.
Recently, our team advanced to the World Championship in Houston, where we competed and won a Rookie All Star Award!
