[DonRotolo]

I learned that it was who I was, as early as 6th Grade. There never was any other real career choice. Electrical was the default since my brother had become an EE; in retrospect Mechanical is what I became. Same thing, really...

As for Robotics, there was a meeting after work mid-December, the local high school was starting a robot team and needed some help. The student leader turned out to be our next-door neighbor. A week into build season and I was hooked. 8 years ago.