November, I had the opportunity to meet and work with the famed Spelman College Spelbots team at the UAF Hackthon. Yes, the Spelbots team is as impressive as advertised. I had the front row seat to watching the team assemble robots from scratch, build a business model around their robotics product and deliver a riveting business pitch. I was extremely impressed by agility and versatility of the team on both STEM and business topics. I commend Spelman College for creating and producing the archetype of the student for the innovation economy.