Our Founder
Dani Africa became interested in robotics and STEM at a very young age. Her favourite subjects in school were always maths and science and she was always curious on how things work. At 13, she had the opportunity to go to boarding school in Singapore School of Science and Technology (SST). Her interest in STEM peaked in SST where she had the opportunity to explore many aspects of engineering. She was part of the Robotics team that competed in global events such as VEX and RippleUX. Technology has always been a part of everyday solutions in Singapore, from cleaning and food delivery robots to drones that take photos. Returning home to the Philippines, she realized how technology is underutilized in problem solving. The opportunities to grow her skills in engineering were limited. Fired up by this challenge and with a vision to help transform the “I Can’t” mindset, she decided to start BOTched Philippines - a robotics company that aims to bring engineering and technology mindset to the frontline of the youth’s thinking. BOTched kits are made up of her own 3D printed designs which aim to introduce young Filipinos to the basics of Engineering. This will inspire their curiosity in STEM, opening up opportunities to develop their design thinking.
"BOTched"
/bäCHt/ adjective (of a task) carried out with mistakes, mistakes, mistakes
Many of the world’s greatest inventions start off with the act of not getting it right. Thomas Edison failed 10,000 times before inventing the lightbulb. In order to help develop life-long and curious learners, we believe in the importance of celebrating the failed attempts, and the iterative process which we call, the “botched” attempts. Coincidentally, the BOT in BOTched is also short for robot.
Our Vision and Mission
Our vision is "To awaken the innovative genius of the Filipinos through radical design thinking"
We want to drive passion for Engineering and Robotics among the youth by enabling them to transform their imagination into realities
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To be able to inspire the youth to pursue their interests in STEM and Robotics
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Using innovation in children’s education by using a more hands-on approach
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To develop the idea that learning is trying and allowing the youth to experiment and create botched attempts
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To nurture a love of science and technology
I "BOTched" It !
BOTched = Sustained persistence even with multiple failures, that eventually turns into things of value
Failing is a part of the BOTched Process. This is why our products and program are fail-friendly by allowing users the easy ability to take apart and redo their creations.
We embrace the act of "botching" something. Our own pieces were printed with thousands of iterations in order to finally achieve our desired product.
In other words, we BOTched it ! And so can you !