CYOBot: Transformable Quadruped Robot
Duy Nguyen
Duy Nguyen is the founder of CYOBot, Project Cocoon, and Project DumbOt. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Princeton University, focusing on safe reinforcement learning. As a Grand Prize winner of the 2019 Hackaday Prize, Duy has published research on robotics and policy learning. His projects aim to make advanced robotics accessible and practical. He also engages with the community by mentoring aspiring engineers through workshops and educational programs.
https://www.buzinguyen.com/Roxy Ho
Roxy Ho is the Co-Founder and Learning Experience Designer at CYOBot. She holds an MA in Digital Media Design for Learning from NYU and currently serves as the Learning Management System Admin at CUNY School of Professional Studies. Roxy collaborates with Subject Matter Experts to create over 100 challenges and learning modules, enabling robot players to expand their skills effectively.
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What inspired you to make this project?
CYOBot was born from the personal experiences of our founder, Duy. On his first day at work, Duy was faced with an incredibly challenging task. Despite being an A student, he found himself unprepared by his formal education and had to relearn everything on the job. This eye-opening experience led him to question the effectiveness of traditional education in preparing students for real-world challenges.
Duy realized that a hands-on study kit could have made a significant difference in his learning experience. Observing that existing robotic kits were either too costly or overly simplistic, he envisioned a more accessible and practical solution for future students. Determined to help students develop technical engineering skills and inspire a new generation of innovators, Duy collaborated with his friends from high school and college to create CYOBot.
What are some of the challenges you have encountered and how did you address them?
On his first day at work, Duy was faced with an incredibly challenging task. Despite being an A student, he found himself unprepared by his formal education and had to relearn everything on the job. This eye-opening experience led him to question the effectiveness of traditional education in preparing students for real-world challenges. Duy realized that a hands-on study kit could have made a significant difference in his learning experience. Observing that existing robotic kits were either too costly or overly simplistic, he envisioned a more accessible and practical solution for future students. Determined to help students develop technical engineering skills and inspire a new generation of innovators, Duy collaborated with his friends from high school and college to create CYOBot.