My Design & Technology Project–ROBOTICS!

My Design & Technology Project–ROBOTICS!

At Thomas Jefferson High School for Science & Technology, all freshmen are required to take the Design & Technology Class. This was one of the big reasons I wanted to go here. We got to spend the whole year learning cool skills such as programming micro-chips,...
Shameless Plug for Our Robotics Design Book

Shameless Plug for Our Robotics Design Book

For every robotics challenge that my teammates and I face, we must ultimately answer the same question: How do we decide what kind of robot we should build? After facing this same daunting question, year after year, we have learned that using the engineering design...
Maker Faire 2015!

Maker Faire 2015!

The Maker Faire in Silver Spring, Maryland was absolutely massive!  EVERYTHING was there!  They had countless STEM displays, projects, contests…and even robotsNOW!  My robotics buddies and had a robotics display and did continuous robotics demonstrations.  It...
STEM Symposium was a Blast!

STEM Symposium was a Blast!

As the title suggests, the STEM Symposium was a total blast! I must admit that I was a little nervous during my presentation, but I believe that robotsNOW and its mission were well received. People were really engaged and asked a ton of questions! I was actually...
Virginia Robotics Champions!!

Virginia Robotics Champions!!

I feel a little uncomfortable making such a vain blog post, but a lot of people have been asking me how my robotics team is doing this year. Now, I will point them to this blog for their update and hopefully they will consider checking out the DONATE section of the...