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1) Spare parts: four undocumented teenagers, one ugly robot, and the battle for the American dream

Author

Davis, Joshua

Publisher

Farrar, Straus, and Giroux

Language

English

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Relates how four undocumented Mexican immigrants in Arizona put together an underwater robot from scavenged parts and went on to win the National Underwater Robotics Competition at UC Santa Barbara. Four undocumented Mexican American students, two great teachers, one robot-building contest . . . and a major motion picture. In 2004, four Latino teenagers arrived at the Marine Advanced Technology Education Robotics Competition at the University of...