• toynbee@lemmy.world
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    1 day ago

    Right now he’s really into engineering and has this box that comes monthly that I paid for him that teaches him Engineering principles. I think it’s done by Mark Rober

    That’s awesome and a great gift.

    I know I’d appreciate having a guide or even just a friend to talk to about those ideas

    What are the ideas?

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      23 hours ago

      He has a ton of ideas. Right now he’s gotten really into Robotics and specifically joined his local FIRST team. This gave him the idea to build a robot of his own. I’ve tried to support him but damn can those things get expensive fast

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        14 hours ago

        It’s awesome that he has so much creativity and motivation! My wife was in FIRST way back again and I think my SIL met her husband through it. I was homeschooled, but probably would have loved it if I had gone to public school. Hopefully it’s beneficial (if expensive) to you guys as well.

        Didn’t its founder invent the Segway or something? Then go on to drive one off a cliff …

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          2 hours ago

          I could have sworn I remember hearing the founder died of Covid back when I was in FIRST myself, it’s possible I’m confusing him for someone else though.

          Luckily the robotics team covers all the parts for their robot so he’s getting a bit of the experience