Re: Why Robots?
 

This, SO HARD. GAH. I'm going into my second year mentoring and I've totally fallen down the rabbit hole. And drank the kool-aid.

All of these things are true.

Re: Why Robots?
 

For me, robots have been a part of my professional life that I would not change. Anything you have a passion for, requires time. Understanding robotics can lead to so many other things. But only you know how much time you can devote to your passion in a given month.

I saw my first TV show on robotics when I was 12. I was fascinated then and am still amazed now at new robot technology. I am fortunate in my day job that I can see robots in surgery, robots underwater and robots in school. Here are two new examples:

Chocolate - (well packaging and automation but I like chocolate)

http://blogs.solidworks.com/teacher/...rls-dream.html


Autism research with NAO, cute humanoid robot

http://blogs.solidworks.com/teacher/...olidworks.html

Re: Why Robots?
 

To me it's not why robotics? it's why FIRST?

I did everything in high school (choir, cheer, theater, lots of clubs and robotics) but only FIRST allowed me to be me. It allowed me to grow as a person and has given me so many great opportunities that I'm still discovering. I want to pass those along to students, mentors, volunteers everywhere. The learning isn't just limited to the students and we sometimes forget this.

As someone said in an earlier post. I drank the kool-aid and now I'm addicted and it really has become an obsession, or so my boyfriend thinks.