I feel that I have shown my individuality through this project. I would have never thought of applying my technical design skills to something physical like my karate, but it turned out to be a very important part of the learning process. By being on a robotics team and reaching out to the community, I learned that sometimes you need different types of people who work together to create a final product that is well rounded and works well. With outreach, we each spoke of our own specialties which meant the audience got the most informed answers.
As the person who organized, created, and produced all results for the karate student handbook, I was the major active participant throughout the whole process. For the robotics outreach, I was an active member who didn’t encroach on others speaking but explained in thorough detail when the focus was within the programming field (since I am the programmer of the team).
I needed to work collaboratively with my team members to create outlines of what we would present and the actual presentation of our information. Additionally, in order to make the handbook, I needed to collaborate with my karate teacher to get material, historical advice, and to finalize/submit it.
Doing the outreach of robotics roots deeper than just our team. By doing these events, we can help raise awareness of STEM and technological fields. With the growing presence of technology in our lives, this is a crucial global aspect that needs to be addressed. Our robotics outreach allowed us to help children and adults understand, even just a little more, about STEM.
In creating the handbook and outreaching for robotics, I understood the consequences of my actions. For example, by making the newer version of the handbook, I was able to make a more accessible and up to date resource for karate information. On the other hand with the outreach events, we were able to inform others about the world of STEM and technology.