Noxx Lam – Youtharch Web

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SCMP “Student of the Year” – Winner (Best School Devotion Category) (2017)
“Invent for Love” Secondary Student Invention Competition – Grand Prize for Great Invention (2016)
CTEA Cup Robotic Tournament – 2nd Place (2013) and 3rd Place (2015) (Robot Sumo Category)
World Robot Olympiad Robotic Competition – Best Program Design Award (Open Category) (2014)
World Robot Olympiad International Robotic Competition – Hong Kong representative and 8th Place (Open Category) (2013)

To introduce myself, I am a photography, cinematography enthusiast and a rock-band drummer. But particularly, I would definitely consider myself as an ardent lover of robotics. I have been enthusiastic about robots from a very young age. The fact that we can create a functional robot from scratch has always fascinated me. As such, even in primary school, I was fully devoted to robotics creation and transforming my creativity into reality. From creating an automatic barbecue robot to a playful humanoid walking robot, robotics has always been a major source of contentment for myself. I was so passionate about it to the extent that I would prioritize robotics before anything else, including academics. Although my grades in school were not the best, and some were even regarded as “below average”, my family and school did not force me to ameliorate my academic results nor did they discourage me from robotics. Instead, they continuously encouraged my strong passion for robotics as well as my involvement in various community services and in-school responsibilities.

As I graduated to secondary school, despite the drastic increase of workload in school, I found myself being more devoted to robotics than ever before! I participated in multiple robotic competitions – both international and local – as the leader of the robotic team. For instance, in the World Robot Olympiad Robotic Competition of 2013 and 2014, we created a set of interactive robotic systems that aimed to promote the World Heritage Site of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, and a set of autonomous specialized space rover crafts to demonstrate our concept of constructing habitable environment on Mars for humans respectively. Gratefully, both creations were granted various awards.

However, despite the remarkable achievements in robotic competitions, I found myself being extremely insecure and lacking confidence in school. I encountered numerous problems and barriers due to my weak academic foundation, I was hesitant to speak in class due to my weak English proficiency and I consistently found myself in a disadvantageous position among all of my peers. This caused me to repeatedly criticize my ability and question myself, “Am I a qualified student?” Although I was completely lost in my despondency and disorientation for some time, I slowly corrected my attitude towards learning and reprioritized academic achievement to first place. The strenuous effort that I had put into my studies has led me through numerous difficulties, disappointments, failures before eventually reaching success. I am particularly proud of being recognized by my school for my improvement in academics and being awarded the “Academic Improvement Scholarship” in 2012 and “Academic Excellence Scholarship” in 2016 as being one of the top students in the grade. I learnt that reprioritization of my academic learning does not mean being a “full-time nerd”. It means acknowledging the importance of academic pursuits, and knowing how to use time efficiently while having a balanced lifestyle and spending time on other interests – robotics!

Two of my peers and I have participated in a recent meaningful contest, the “Invent for Love” Secondary School Students Invention Contest. I utilized my knowledge in robotics and circuitry engineering to aid physically impaired Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) patients in their daily life by creating a “Smart Light Bulb Controller”. We are exceptionally honored to receive the “Grand Prize for Great Invention” Award. Most importantly, I am most delighted by being able to raise awareness of genetic disorders in the school community through our actions.

The experiences I have had with robotics have been a major part of shaping who I am today. Besides assisting me to develop my time management, critical problem-solving skills and other core competencies, they have also allowed me to truly understand the importance of knowledge utilization. The knowledge we learn from school or other places should not only be applied to our examination papers. Instead, it is more important to apply the knowledge to solve real-life problems and to help others in society. As such, I aspire to be a medical practitioner, specifically a robotic surgeon for alleviating sufferings through my keen interest in medical science and passion in robotics.[/vc_column_text][tek_button button_text=”Back” button_style=”tt_primary_button” button_color_scheme=”btn_primary_color” button_hover_state=”” button_icon_bool=”no” button_action=”button-action-link” button_link=”url:http%3A%2F%2F159.89.198.89%2Fyoutharch-web%2Fpast-awardees%2F|||” button_position=”button-center”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]

南華早報「傑出學生年度選舉」 – 最佳學校服務獎 (2017)
「腦有大作為」中學生發明比賽 – 最佳發明大獎 (2016)
「香港創協盃」機械人對抗賽 – 高級組季軍 (2015)、高級組亞軍 (2013)
世界奧林匹克機械人競賽 – 最佳程式設計獎 (2014)
世界奧林匹克機械人競賽國際比賽 – 香港代表隊及第8名 (2013)

如果要我形容自己是一個怎樣的人，除了是一名學生，我會說自己是一個攝影愛好者和搖滾樂隊的鼓手，更是一個製作機器人的發燒友！我從小就熱衷於機器人的設計和製作。小學時，我已經抓緊閒餘時間的一分一秒，專心致志參與各式各樣與機器人有關的課外活動和比賽。從設計及製作自動燒烤機器人，到人型雙腳機器人，我很享受能夠用手上的螺絲批，把自己內心的創意活生生地顯現在眼前。我對機器人熱衷的程度，實在難以用文字表達；我幾乎每天都是在思考機器人的一切，因此忽略了自己的學業。雖然我在學校的成績不算最好，有些科目甚至可能「低於平均水平」，我的父母，以至學校的老師，均沒有遏止我研製機器人的愛好和努力，也沒有強制我改善學業成績，只希望我對校內職責和香港社區義工服務盡心盡力。最重要的是，他們皆希望我可以繼續保留自己喜愛機器人製作的那一團火。

即使升上中學的學習壓力急劇增加，我卻比以前更專注研究機器人。作為機器人比賽隊的隊長，我帶領隊員們參加了多項本港和國際的機器人比賽，例如：在2013年和2014年的「世界奧林匹克機器人競賽」中，我們分別設計了一套能宣傳世界文化遺產一「柬埔寨吳哥窟」的互動機器人系統，以及一套展示人類在火星上建屋概念和理念的全自動太空及火星探勘車。這兩套作品都非常榮幸地在比賽中獲得了獎項。

縱使我在機器人比賽中獲得點點成就，但我在回到學校時也常常感到缺乏自信心。小學時因年幼不懂事而忽略學業，導致升上中學時因知識基礎不堅實而遇到重重障礙。例如：因英語水平欠佳，上課時我經常不敢發問、不敢參與任何學術討論；眼看身邊的同學不斷進步，而自己依然在原地踏步，這一切令我不斷懷疑自己的能力，曾焦急地自問：我還能成為一個好學生嗎？儘管我當時似乎因失去信心而迷失方向，感到不知所措和沮喪，可幸的是我身邊仍有父母、老師、同學和朋友的關懷、鼓勵和鞭策，讓我勇於正視問題，狠下決心修正我的學習態度，立志要把學業放在首位。

有了堅定明確的信念，我在過去五年，憑著百折不屈的毅力，踏破滿途荊棘，終於獲學校師長認同和肯定了我在學業上的努力進步，並在2012年授予我「學術改進獎學金」，2016年更作為該年級的優秀學生之一而授予「學術卓越獎學金」。在這五年中，我還明白學業優先，並不意味著要成為一個「全職書呆子」。學業固然重要，但充分有效地利用課餘時間，學懂平衡緊張的生活方式，花一些時間在自己的愛好或興趣上也是不可缺乏的。因此，除專注於學業外，我一點也沒有減少自己對製作機器人的熱誠！

最近，我連同兩位同學參加了「腦有大作為」中學生發明比賽，運用自己對機器人和電路工程的知識，設計了一個「智能燈泡控制器」，它可幫助行動不便的黏多醣症病友，改善他們的生活質素，同時我們非常榮幸地獲得了此項比賽的「發明大獎」！更令我感到欣慰和有意義的是，我們的行動和成果，引起了全校師生對黏多醣症此遺傳疾病和其他罕有疾病的關注。

日積月累的經驗，成就了今天的我。除了學懂掌握時間管理和解難能力等核心技能外，我真正明白到知識的重要性。從學校或其他地方學到的知識，我們不應只用在考卷上；把知識應用於解決人們現實生活中的困惑、幫助社會上有需要的人，才可發揮知識的意義和價值。為此，我希望自己將來可以成為一名外科醫生；憑藉我對醫學科學的濃厚興趣和對創新技術的熱情，我深信自己可運用醫學機器人的精密技能，為廣大病人高效和快速地進行微創無痛手術。[/vc_column_text][tek_button button_text=”返回” button_style=”tt_primary_button” button_color_scheme=”btn_primary_color” button_hover_state=”” button_icon_bool=”no” button_action=”button-action-link” button_link=”url:http%3A%2F%2F159.89.198.89%2Fyoutharch-web%2Fzh-hant%2Fpast-awardees%2F|||” button_position=”button-center”][vc_empty_space][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]