About Me!
Who am I?
My name is Andrew Brown. I have always lived in Mendon, MA and up until this point I have attended the Mendon Upton Regional School
District. For almost all my life I have been interested in science, math, and engineering concepts, taking part
in things such as VEX, math competitions, programing clubs, FIRST robotics, the Aerospace Robotics Competition, and much more.
I live with my family, my mother, father, and 13 year old brother Ryan, along with our two dogs, Penny and Ozzie.
Please explore further to better get to know some of the activities I partake in and their connection to my life.
FIRST Robotics
I have done small robotics competitions for many years but last year,
2023, I joined the FIRST Robotics Competition with team 663, the Power
Sharks. If I had to recommend any program to join for anyone it would be
FRC. I have loved learning the skills presented through FRC, specifically CAD
which I have begun to implement into my daily life, engineering solutions
with my 3d printers. Along with this there is something for everyone as a part of FRC's program,
programming, machining, driving robots, art, and even
business and outreach. This has been one of the greatest experiences
of my life and I cannot wait to continue with team 190 this year.
To learn more about this years competition please visit
the FRC website.
Dungeons and Dragons
Dungeons and Dragons is easily my favorite activity to partake in when my friends and I have time. I love creating new
and fantastical worlds for others to explore, describing the wacky scenarios, and every other antic
that comes with the game. Painting miniatures with friends, creating spell combos, and sneaking
around castles have given me some of my fondest memories and stories. If I had one (nonacademic) piece of
advice, if a friend asks, you to join their campaign, do it, you may find yourself having more fun that you would have
thought. I can almost guarantee you won’t regret it.
Aerospace Robotics Competition
ARC is a relatively new robotics competition that my sending school participates in.
In the competition, teams compete in two challenges throughout the year.
The first challenge involved programing drones to complete autonomous tasks using
image recognition under a time deadline. The second challenge, which takes place
later in the year, is a mechanically based project, where your team builds a drone
and modifies it to a specific project. If you would like to learn more about ARC, go to
stemed.org
