] It's a cheap but astoundingly functional ] underwater robot capable of recording sonar pings and ] retrieving objects 50 feet below the surface. The four ] teenagers who built it are all undocumented Mexican ] immigrants who came to this country through tunnels or ] hidden in the backseats of cars. They live in sheds and ] rooms without electricity. But over three days last ] summer, these kids from the desert proved they are among ] the smartest young underwater engineers in the country. Wired has an awesome 5 page article about 4 illegal, former gang member high school students who were taught engineering and came in #1, beating MIT's team, in a national underwater robotics competition. Oh yes, we must stop the flow of these horrible Mexicans, that pick our fruit, clean our toilets, and hack awesome robots. |