[RoboMom]

I am posting this letter (minus the graphics) from I.J. Hudson which was sent out to all the Mid-Atlantic teams.

My name is I.J. Hudson. I am the technology reporter at NBC4 in Washington, DC. I've been covering news for thirty years and a lot of changes in technology in the last decade. I covered the FIRST exhibition at the Maryland Technology Showcase in Baltimore in December, 2002.

I've always been fascinated by robots and their potential to help us in many ways. I've done stories on competition robots, rescue robots, Homeland Security robots, medical robots, and a new generation of robots that will walk more like we do.

That's why I think you and your team should make plans now to participate in the “Capital Clash” at the 5th Annual NBC4 Digital Edge Expo on August 27 and 28, 2005 at the Washington Convention Center. This competition will showcase your accomplishments and show people that science is very much alive in our young people.

I encourage you to sign up early – there is a limit to the number of teams that can participate. You will be an important part of our Expo, both in terms of drawing more people to the event and also as role models for other students who need to see firsthand that robotics can be a lot of fun.

See you at the Expo!


I.J. Hudson
Technology Reporter, NEWS4
NBC4/WRC-TV Washington, DC