Re:Matrix has you. (Score 2, Interesting)

The stuff some of the kids come up with for these contests is somteimes quite amazing. I tagged along witha friend that was judgin g a local one last year and this one group of grade school kids (like 5th or 6th graders) built the most amazing robot I've ever seen....made me feel kind of embarassed about the handbuilt robot I had made for my senior design project as an EE undergrad. I think the advantage the kids have is that their imaginations have no grounding in what can realistically be accomplished. They seem to just try something without worrying about whether or nit it will work. Sometimes having experience doing things can make you a little jaded and doubt what you're doing.