VEX Robotics

During high school I competed on team 99621A Lemon Pi, an all-girls VEX Robotics team! My roles on the team included programming, building, and designing the robot, along with documenting our work in an engineering notebook. While the VEX Robotics Competition taught me lots about what it takes to dream up, build, and maintain a competition robot, it also taught me about resilience and the beauty of failing spectacularly. In two years, my team went from placing very last at our first tournament to winning an award at the state championship! Since graduating, I have enjoyed sharing my love for robotics with my community by volunteering at a robotics summer camp and refereeing at local competitions.

A pink and purple robot in a robot field with green acorn shaped game elements.

Five girls sitting around their robot, three of them holding trophies.

Five girls in pink cowboy hats being interviewed at a robotics competiton. Their robot is on the table in front of them.

Five girls in pink cowboy hats in front of a giant orange inflatable dinosaur.

Five girls in pink cowboy hats kneeling around a pink and purple robot and a trophy.

Five girls in pink cowboy hats holding a trophy in front of purple bleachers.

Two girls in pink cowboy hats sitting next to ten red binders stacked on top of each other.

Five girls in pink cowboy hats standing in front of a screen with a trophy.

A pink and purple robot next to ten red binders stacked on top of each other.

Two girls holding a pink and purple robot and smiling.

Five hands together. Bracelets up all five wrists.

Three girls in pink cowboy hats face away from the camera, standing above a robot field.

Five girls in pink cowboy hats crouched around a pink and purple robot.

Five girls in pink cowboy hats holding hands. Their pink and purple robot is on the floor in front of them.

Five girls in pink cowboy hats holding hands and jumping in the air. Their pink and purple robto is on the floor in front of them.

Four girls in pink cowboy hats standing behind a table with a pink and purple robot.

Five hands together. Matching bracelets on all five wrists.

Five girls standing close together smiling.

Five girls in pink cowboy hats kneeling around a pink and purple robot.

Awards and Accomplishments

Innovate Award | Cavelero Cup
Design Award | Lake Stevens League
Judges Award | Washington State Championship
Co-Authored a 2,200+ Page Engineering Notebook

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TrickFire Robotics

After graduating high school, I couldn't imagine my life without robotics. During my first quarter of college I was quick to join my school's robotics team, which competes in the University Rover Challenge. The University Rover Challenge is an international competition challenging students to design and develop rovers relevant to future Mars exploration. Teams compete in four missions related to autonomous navigation, life detection, equipment servicing, and extreme delivery. I primarily have software responsibilities on my team and work on Mission Control, the operational hub responsible for communication between the rover and its operators. I've also embraced non-technical roles including connecting the team to outreach opportunities and rewriting the style guide to introduce an additional color (pink)!

A gray rover with colorful wheels in front of a brick building.

Three rows of students stand for a group picture in front of a big W.

Six students smile behind a table with a gray rover.

Three people smile in front of a giant orange inflatable dinosaur.

A girl holding a bright green bouncy ball stamps a paper.

A classroom with many middle school summer campers working on robots at tables, college students preparing a presentation to the side.

A rover on a wooden cart in front of a window.

A table with business cards and brightly colored candies.