JoniGolden, the first two years I HATED robotics. Then my hubby paid the way for my youngest and myself to attend the national comptition held at that time at Epcot Center in Orlando, FL. The Columbine tragedy was in the morning and we were on the red-eye that night. I went from seeing that horror to witnessing the most awesome behavior in teens. There were 15,000 teens in one place and no shoving, cussing, booing. Everyone what helping everyone out with ideas and parts for free! This year we were in Atlanta, GA, and I guess if you were reaching for part of $8 million in scolarships, you'd be on your best behavior. I told one girl to slow down and she stopped and actually smiled at me and said "thank you".