[EricH]

Originally Posted by Ian Curtis

Robots aren't the only kind of engineering, I think this kind of gets lost on FIRST kids sometimes.

Quoted for truth.

I started out hanging around the Team 82 shop when my dad became a mentor. I'd relax, maybe pick up nuts and washers from the floor, stuff like that. Hung around a bit more as Team 330 (the number changed the next year, though the team didn't) continued to play; joined the team for the 2003 season. My dad is an engineer for a large aerospace company, FYI.

In college, I joined the school's Aero Design team. More engineering of a different sort. Now I'm doing my senior design project with the school's team for the NASA Lunabotics competition. Funny how robotics follows me... or does it? It's a completely different ball game. Think an FRC-scale FLL robot, and a desert environment, and you're just about right. Good news? One task other than maneuvering. Bad news? It's a difficult task, and doing it can make the environment worse.