] 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. Poor high school beats MIT in Robotics Contest! |