Robotics Scholarship Essay

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I would definitely call myself a tech and science nerd. I am in robotics and I am currently taking two sciences; so I definitely qualify for my geek card. Something that has always intrigued me is the future of technology and science, and one of the most interesting possibilities of technology would being able to augment myself and /or others.

Robotics is something that’s always been intriguing to me, and of course anyone in robotics have always thought about the implications of augmenting the human body. I do have both good and bad thoughts about augmentation. The good things are very obvious; robotic legs that could make you faster, arms that could lift a literal ton, robotic eyes that cure blindness, and the military possibilities are

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