[Racer26]

Echoing everyone's response to 610.Dad: Welcome. Many times in my 11 years of participating in this program I've seen the very tangible changes its made in people's lives, my own included. It even changes the adults it touches. The program is really done a disservice when its treated like its a "high-school" robotics competition.

There are few things more exciting than watching a young student transform from knowing nothing about tools and how to do something, to seeking an engineering degree at university, to having a successful career in a STEM field, and knowing that you're at least partly responsible for the change.