I mean this in no way to belittle the students accomplishments... certainly they have done something that is extraordinary for highschool and something even tra

I mean this in no way to belittle the students accomplishments... certainly they have done something that is extraordinary for highschool and something even trained engineers might find difficult. But one takeaway from this article is how amazing it is that open source, the availability of hardware/electronics for reasonable prices, and open online courses where people can learn at their own pace have all come this far. It is incredible to me for instance what is out there for object recognition algorithms and models now. And sensor hardware that used to cost thousands can now be had for a few hundred dollars. Again, kudos to these students. They deserve praise for what they accomplished. But I am a little jealous I did not have access to what they have when I was a kid :)