Workshops in Hawaii and New Zealand

[Jeff K.]

It was awesome going to New Zealand, a different culture that was not as connected as us Americans are to technology and our gadgets. They were a more natural and went with the natural flow of things, but once we had them working on the robots they were coming up with unique and creative ideas for how to pay the game. They were playing Quad Quandary with just one vex kit and were able to score several rings on the high goal! Talk about awesome!

These kids were able to embrace it and using their creativity and ingenuity like they do best construct robots in the course of two days to compete in the game competition. We had several matches that broke 100 points and they had a blast doing so. They will definitely be a force to reckon with next year.

It's awesome how this program is really changing the way people interact with technology. Most of the new pieces of technology, like iPods, personal movie viewers, and other such personal gadgets are isolating people, putting them in their own little worlds, while this program uses technology to put people together so that they can interact with one another. Simply an awesome experience to be able to share your own knowledge to help others have the same positive experience as you, one of the most rewarding things you can do.