This was the DRC (DARPA Robotics Challenge) Finals that took place in Los Angeles. My uncle works for DARPA, so he introduced to many people and robots. It was amazing to see how to robots worked and to talk to the team members. I was excited to meet people from Carnegie Mellon and their robot, CHIMP. The MIT Atlas Robot was amazing as well! I also had the privilege of meeting Dean Kamen, founder of FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology), and he gave me his signature!

When I was in middle school, I received a kit to creating a walking robot like the one featured in the pictures. The robot turned on from a simple switch. I decided to make it more interesting by interfacing it with an Arduino and using an Infrared (IR) Remote Control, much like the one a typical TV uses. I could move the robot in different directions, make sounds, and change the light colors when I finished the project.