About me
My name is Arthur, and I’m passionate about mechanics and engineering. I’m a member of an FTC robotics team and a KidWind Challenge competitor, and I also enjoy building small robotics projects on my own. These experiences have strengthened my problem-solving skills and fueled my interest in creating innovative engineering solutions.
Introduction
I’m Arthur, a hands-on creator who loves exploring ideas and turning them into reality. From building LEGO sets as a child to learning 3D mechanical design, programming, and electronics in middle school, I’ve always been passionate about making things. I enjoy cycling — and even assembled my own bike — as well as playing soccer, guitar, drums, and piano, and I was once a competitive skeet shooter. My dream is to design and create innovations that can change the world through creativity and practical problem-solving.
Ever since elementary school, I’ve loved building small creations with my own hands. It all began with LEGO, and later, I moved on to EV3 robotics. By the time I entered middle school, I was deeply into gaming, and my desire for a better gaming experience led me to start modifying my own computer mouse. I taught myself 3D design and learned how to solder micro switches inside the mouse, creating my own lightweight, custom-built version that perfectly matched what I had envisioned.
Early Interests
First Robotics
In eighth grade, I joined the FTC robotics club — my first real encounter with robotics. When I first joined, I was a complete beginner, constantly asking questions. I was grouped with three other students who, like me, had no prior experience in mechanics. My competitive spirit pushed me to learn step by step. With less than three months until the competition, my friends and I stayed at school until late every day, often until the security guards asked us to leave. Although we only placed 18th in the competition, it was an emotional and rewarding achievement for our first attempt.
By ninth grade, I continued with the school robotics team while also joining the KidWind Challenge, a wind energy competition that eventually made me well-known at school. In our very first competition, we had no real understanding of wind power, and the results showed it. Many of my teammates quit, but my close teammate Aedan and I decided to dedicate a year to seriously studying wind power generation. We learned about the aerodynamics of blades, optimal gear ratios for different wind speeds, and spent countless hours testing and refining our designs.
First Kidwind
Innovation Spark
One of my biggest challenges was figuring out how to quickly and efficiently change gear ratios for testing. Then, one day at an Italian restaurant, I noticed the sliding track lights on the ceiling and was inspired to use aluminum extrusions with bearings as a mounting system. This allowed us to swap gear ratios with ease. The following year, we placed third in the preliminaries and won the Excellence Award in the national competition, unexpectedly qualifying for the world championship.
Although we only received the Judges’ Award at worlds, I was proud as the team captain — and at that moment, a seed was planted in my heart: one day, I would become a world champion and make the world notice me. After returning home, I didn’t relax. Instead, I pushed myself harder for the next competition. During the summer, my parents introduced me to a friend’s company specializing in tire manufacturing machinery. I spent several weeks there learning every step — from design and assembly to electronics and programming. I even applied some of these new skills to my next wind turbine design.
Rising Ambition
In the next competition season, I faced mechanical failure in the preliminaries, finishing only in third place. Determined to prove myself, I designed a brand-new turbine in just one month, featuring laser-cut gears with low friction and high durability, a high-carbon steel shaft, and a newly engineered yaw system that was incredibly smooth. My efforts paid off — I won first place in the national competition. But this was only the beginning. At the same time, I was also the captain of this year's FTC. As the captain of two teams, I spent most of my time on the competition, and even worked on the machine until the early morning a week before the competition.
Industry Experience
Later, I joined forces with other strong teams from my school to enter the open category, challenging ourselves against the best. After months of hard work and collaboration, we finally achieved our dream: winning the world championship. This victory was deeply meaningful to me — it was proof of my skills and perseverance.
World Champion
Most recently, during this summer break, I founded my own company in Taiwan. My goal is to transform my designs and my passion into innovations that can change the world.