By: Jillian Wilson
jwilson@cbs4qc.com
Meet David Vick. He's the 15 year old whiz kid from Davenport West responsible for creating a robot app for Android phones.
"It feels pretty good. It's different. I haven't really done anything like that before," says David Vick, a freshman at Davenport West.
David is the first to create the 'NXT Field Control' app for androids.
For those who are unfamiliar with robot talk, NXT is basically the brain of the 'bot.
"I just wanted it to be simpler. If you want to test something you have to take your computer everywhere and then you have to take controllers and then you have to get all the chords too and it is just a lot easier to just take your phone or tablet or something," says Vick.
That creative spirit drove David to go for it.
"It's a pleasant surprise when kids can take their own initiative. It's something that young men and women don't usually do right away," says Jason Franzenburg, Engineering Teacher.
But even the brightest kids need a little boost. That's why the captain of a robotics team at west says he was all for David's vision.
"When he showed it to me, I'm like alright more, keep going, put it on the market, let's expand this," says Kyle Bramman, a Senior and Captain of a Robotics team.
Even though the captain wasn't app savvy himself, he says support was the best thing he could give.
"It's an honor basically because they're asking for your help when you know nothing about anything that has to do with apps," says Bramman.
Even though David says he's a 'behind the scenes guy', his peers think otherwise.
"The other kids look to him now and they see if you do have an idea, you can really develop it," says Franzenburg.
"I'm just proud of David for everything that he's done and he's going to be a great leader,
So what's next for the freshman entrepreneur?
"Maybe a computer programmer," says Vick.
Those around David say they can't wait to see what his future holds.
"We'll see what the next app will look like from David. I really don't think he'll be done. I think he is just getting started," says Franzenburg.
Now the app is available for anyone to download online.
