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As a kid, I was always building, tinkering, and trying to push the limits of whatever tiny machine I could get my hands on. Legos were my launching pad. I'd spend hours constructing elaborate contraptions, fascinated not just by the mechanical systems themselves, but by the logic that governed what they should do and when they should do it.
In high school, I had the opportunity to join a robotics team, and my interest in robotics and the software that drove them transformed from curiosity into genuine knowledge and hands-on experience.
My high school robotics team experience proved transformative. Armed with a specific challenge, we gathered after school several times a week for months, strategizing and constructing our robot. Watching my classmates tackle problems opened my eyes to something fundamental: there's always more than one approach to a problem.
At the competition, disaster struck. A mechanical failure that could have ended our run. Instead of folding, we rallied. The specifics are fuzzy now, but I remember pivoting to an approach we'd never seriously considered. It was risky, unproven, and we had no idea if it would work. Shockingly, It worked. We won our division.
That moment crystallized into one of my most vivid memories. Not just of solving a technical challenge, but of what's possible when a team throws everything into a shared goal. We had poured months into strategy, design, and code. Standing there together, watching our improvised solution either succeed or fail, then erupting in celebration when it worked. That's the feeling I've been chasing ever since.
Looking back, that experience taught me more than just engineering. It showed me the power of collaboration, creative thinking, and perseverance. That's what drives me to start this robotics club. I want to give kids in our community the same opportunity to explore mechanical systems and programming while discovering what they're truly capable of when they work together toward a shared goal.