Part of The Borikengineers was interviewed a second time by the WABA “La Grande” radio station. The interview was streamed in Facebook. Yadiel Ruiz, Josephine Vargas, Diego Cumpiano, and Gianni Rodriguez had the opportunity to talk about the experience traveling to the FIRST Chesapeake DC1 and DC2 competitions. The things they learned during the year and during the competition, situations they had to work through, new skills they gained, among other topics.
Edwin Delgado (teacher, Benito Cerezo High School), and Anthony Munera (mentor, Collins Aerospace) were also interviewed about their involvement, experiences while mentoring the team, and their opinion about the student’s future.
Thanks to WABA “La Grande” for the opportunity to show our work and promote the FIRST mission.
Among the topics discussed in the interview, it’s important to note the opportunity the team had to see in first person what Gracious Professionalism is all about when, with the help of their mentors, they were able to assist a fellow team in need during the competition. That team didn’t bring a working robot to the competition. With the help of our team, and two mentors from two other teams, missing parts were sourced, and a robot was built and programmed right on the playing field! This was the perfect situation for our team to really understand what Gracious Professionalism means. There are going to be plenty of opportunities like this in life. It’s important to recognize that situations like this may be seen like a problem to some, but to the right person they are opportunities to grow as a professional and as a person. Our thanks to FTC Team 9073 Bravo Knightrix, who’s mentor also helped the team in need. We congratulate you for having an excellent mentor that exemplifies what Gracious Professionalism is.
Watch the full interview here (January 26, 2022):
This is the first interview (December 22, 2022):
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