Organization-specific concept build · 05
Keiki Robotics / Oʻahu AI
Independent static family-resource concept · release-blocked
Design an emerging-technology resource around Hawaiʻi's children, families, educators, and actual pathways into robotics.
What I noticed
An exciting robotics showcase does not automatically tell a child or parent what the activity involves, which program fits their age, what it costs, or where a Hawaiʻi family can begin after the event.
What I researched
Official VEX and REC Foundation program structures, age bands, construction systems, competition pathways, Hawaiʻi robotics organizations, local coaches and teams, library events, and the specific Oʻahu AI/Hawaiʻi Tech Week context.
What I built
A one-page, mobile-first family explainer with a browser-local checklist, myth toggles, print/share controls, and thirteen cited sources. It is not a maintained directory, team finder, enrollment pathway, offline application, or official event keepsake.
Who it serves
Keiki, parents, caregivers, educators, and community members who are curious about robotics but are not already fluent in the competition ecosystem.
What it demonstrates
Audience translation, youth-facing interaction design, local ecosystem research, and an early concept for how one-time event information could become more useful to families.
Verified build record
What is actually running, and what it is not.
LiveLive · built with Oʻahu A.I. for Hawaiʻi Tech Week 2026
The problem. Competitive robotics has real on-ramps in Hawaiʻi, and no plain guide to them. The practical consequence is that the families who find their way in are disproportionately the ones who already knew someone inside, which turns a programme meant to widen access into one that quietly narrows it. The missing artefact is small: a page answering the questions a parent actually has, in the order they have them.
What it does. Explains what competitive robotics actually means before asking a family to commit to it, then covers how to start, roughly what it costs, where to look on Oʻahu, and — the section most guides skip — what families commonly get wrong on the way in. It closes with local examples rather than mainland ones.
Built on. A static single-page site with an installable web manifest, served from Vercel.
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