About JH0
Background
Jonathan Ho, also known as JHo, grew up in Hong Kong, with a designer mum and an engineer dad. Under his parents' influence, JH0 developed an interest in both art and engineering, which he also showed talent in, being able to build and programme LEGO Mindstorms NXT at 5. Then later on, NXT could not fulfil his needs, so he started building with Arduino and learning C++.
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Interest
JH0 has got the engineering strength from his father and the artistic capacity from his mother who used to be a fashion designer. His interests are sort of diversified. Anything he does with the computer is for the pleasure of it. In his backpack, he carries a box of professional screwdrivers wherever he goes, because he is often asked to handle repair jobs, whether big or small. And he takes pride in it.
Besides, I am very fond of kayaking and hiking. To commemorate the start of a school semester, I would get up very early and climb the Lion Rock Mountain, a famous landmark in Hong Kong, to watch the sunrise on my own before travelling back to school. This gives me a moment of serenity and helps me prepare psychologically for taking up tough school work.
I also take pleasure in doing photography, painting and cooking, and I find these activities help me feel more balanced. The process of learning guitar actually is quite entertaining, especially when observing how my stiff hands get better at mastering chords through practice. It’s kind of like meeting the mysterious force inside my brain face to face, who writes the computer code to help me learn a new skill.
Somehow, I enjoy a great deal sharpening knives with a whetstone. What interests me is not the knife but those technical aspects such as how to angle the knife against the surface, how to move my hands for less energy consumption, how thin a blade needs to be to be considered sharp, etc. To sort out those issues in a practical way is very intriguing. So, in the kitchen of my home all the dull knives are under my care.
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Iconic work
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IEEE Electronic Endeavor Match
In this competition, it tests your knowledge of building electronic circuits from circuit diagrams with speed and accuracy.
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MATE Hong Kong RANGER & EXPLORER Regional ROV Competition
In this competition, my teammate and I built an underwater robot to accomplish complex tasks, follow a line underwater, and pick up a heavy object.
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Award List
| Year | Competition | Organiser | Award |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 第五屆101創意發明大賽 | 香港創意及科技協會 | Runner up |
| 2012 | 第六屆101創意發明大賽 | 香港創意及科技協會 | Runner up |
| 2013 | Mathematics in Chinese | The University of New South Wales | Distinction |
| 2013 | 第八屆創協盃創意科技機械人大賽-創意機械人大賽 | Creative Technology Education Association | First prize |
| 2014 | 第八屆101創意發明大賽 | 香港創意及科技協會 | Runner up |
| 2015 | 第九屆101創意發明大賽 | 香港創意及科技協會 | Champion |
| 2015 | 第十屆創協盃創意科技機械人大賽-創新設計比賽 | Creative Technology Education Association | Runner up |
| 2016 | Hong Kong ICT Awards 2016 | Hong Kong ICT industry associations and professional bodies | Best Student Invention Award |
| 2016 | Underwater Robot Competition | The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology | Bronze award |
| 2016 | World Robot Olympiad Hong Kong Robot Challenge | World Robot Olympiad | Gold award |
| 2016 | 英才盃－STEM教育挑戰賽 | Hong Kong New Generation Cultural Association | Champion |
| 2016 | Hong Kong ROBOFEST World Champion - Exhibition | Lawrence Technological University | Runner up |
| 2017 | IEEE Electronic Endeavor Match | IEEE Electron Devices Society | Third place |
| 2017 | Maker Chef - 3D | Hong Kong Polytechnic University of School Design | Runner up |
| 2018 | IEEE Electronic Endeavor Match | IEEE Electron Devices Society | Third place |