When I first walked into Basic Robotics Training as a fresher, I was just curious. I wanted to know how things worked, how an idea turns into a real system, and what it would take to build something myself. I had no idea that small step would end up being such a big part of my university life.
It started with curiosity
Two years later, my time as Secretary has ended with the handover to the new committee. Before I move on, I want to write down what these two years meant to me.
I began with the basics, trying to understand robotics beyond what the classroom showed me. Curiosity soon became experimenting. I learned to build things, troubleshoot them, and make different technologies work together. Getting something to work turned out to be the easy half. The real learning started when I had to figure out why it didn’t.
Somewhere along the way I went to my first hackathon, and we won, which I did not expect at all. That win showed me what happens when curiosity meets teamwork, and it pushed me to keep building and to take on challenges that felt a little out of reach. There were plenty of other firsts too: technical events, project demos, competitions, and working with people whose skills and views were different from mine. The club gave me room to learn by doing, and that changed how I approach engineering.
The memories between the milestones
People usually talk about competitions, awards, and projects when they talk about a club. Those matter, but they’re only part of it.
I also remember preparing late into the night, endless cups of tea, random conversations in the club room, laughing between deadlines, and the excitement of watching an idea finally come together. I remember the nerves before a presentation, the troubleshooting when something broke at the worst possible moment, and the relief when the team pulled it off.
Events like Hult Prize and ACES Techfest are part of that, and so are all the smaller moments that never made it into a photo or an announcement. Some people I met as fellow members became teammates, and others became friends who made the hard days easier. Looking back, those ordinary moments are a big part of why the whole thing felt so good. Engineering is about the systems we build, and it’s also about who we build them with.
Taking responsibility
As I got more involved, my role changed. I contributed as a member during ROBOTHON: The Ultimate Maze Quest, and later I was trusted to serve as Secretary of the club.
That was a different kind of work. Beyond the technical projects, I had to coordinate people, manage responsibilities, and deal with administrative processes while the club went through major infrastructural changes and administrative hurdles. It was hard. There were exhausting days, uncertain moments, competing responsibilities, and nights that felt too short. Some problems had no quick fix, and I had to stay patient long after the early excitement was gone.
I learned that leading means showing up when things get difficult, listening when people disagree, and owning it when plans change. I also learned that no committee member leads alone. Whatever we managed depended on the people who kept contributing and supporting each other through the difficult stretches. I’m grateful I got to learn all this firsthand.
A victory we built together
One of my proudest memories is leading Team Robotics Club, ERC, to a win at VECTOR 3.0.
A result usually gets reduced to a single photo or a few lines of announcement. The preparation, coordination, problem-solving, doubt, and stubbornness behind it rarely show. Standing with the team and knowing how much work had gone into getting there made the win mean a lot more to me. It showed me what a team can do when everyone commits to the same goal, and it taught me about perseverance and trusting the people beside you. I’ll carry that with me.
The people who made it possible
To the 10th Committee: thank you for the trust, the support, the chaos, the jokes, the problem-solving sessions, and the shared memories. Thank you for showing up on the difficult days and for making this mean far more than our official responsibilities did.
A special thank you to Pukar Karki Sir for his guidance, patience, and mentorship. His support helped us get through administrative challenges and keep going when the way forward wasn’t clear. I’m grateful for the confidence he placed in us and for the lessons that came with it.
And to every member, senior, junior, teammate, and friend who was part of this chapter: thank you. Each of you added something, and I’m glad our paths crossed through the club. The projects and achievements will stay part of my engineering journey, and so will what I learned working alongside all of you.
Beyond the title
Serving as Secretary was an important chapter of my university life, and I’m happy I got to serve the Robotics Club. With the handover, that responsibility is over, and it feels right to pause and appreciate how far it has taken me.
I don’t see this as stepping away from robotics, though. My curiosity about technology and my interest in building things keep growing, and so does my wish to explore how robotics, computer science, and artificial intelligence connect. The club was a big part of that, because it gave me chances to experiment, collaborate, lead, and find out what I still want to learn.
I’m moving on knowing my strengths better, and the areas where I still need to grow. I carry the lessons from the projects that worked, the problems that challenged us, the responsibilities that tested me, and the people who made it worthwhile. A role has a fixed term, but the interests and experiences that grow out of it can continue after it ends.
To the next committee
I hope you make the most of what’s ahead. Take care of the club and the people who make it what it is. Build bigger things, try ideas that sound too ambitious, learn from the projects that go wrong, and give new members the same chance to find out what they can do.
Enjoy it. The achievements matter, and so do the friendships, the late-night conversations, and the memories you make along the way. You have a new chapter to write, and I’m looking forward to seeing what you build.
Looking back, moving forward
Two years ago I walked into Basic Robotics Training as a curious fresher. Today I’m thankful for everything that came after: the projects, the competitions, the unexpected wins, the hard responsibilities, and the people who became part of my story. I’m proud to have served as Secretary of the Robotics Club, IOE Purwanchal Campus, and grateful to have contributed to a community that gave me so much.
My term is over, but the learning, experimenting, and building are still going.
Thank you, Robotics Club, IOE Purwanchal Campus.
Here’s to the next chapter, and to everything left to build.