About Us - AA8 Corporation

Empower Minds Through AI

Shaping the Future of Education

Join us as we explore innovative learning opportunities in AI and robotics. Our mission is to inspire and educate the next generation of tech leaders.

Empowering Future Innovators

As a quadriplegic and survivor of gun violence, I’ve learned that obstacles don’t define us – our response to them does. I founded AA8 Corporation in 2022 with a conviction born from personal experience: barriers should never determine a young person’s potential. Whether those barriers are physical, economic, or geographic, they can be overcome with the right support and access to opportunity. Growing up in rural North Carolina, I witnessed how talented students were held back not by lack of ability, but by lack of access to technology education and career pathways. Today, AA8 has grown from a grassroots vision into a comprehensive STEM education hub serving hundreds participants across Granville, Vance, Person, and Franklin Counties. Through partnerships with Cisco, Futurology Tech, NC Cooperative Extension, and local community leaders, we’re proving that resilience and determination can transform not just individual lives, but entire communities. This work is deeply personal – because I know firsthand that the most powerful technology we can teach isn’t robotics or AI, it’s the belief that your circumstances don’t have to limit your future

Making Technology Accessible

We believe in the power of education to create opportunities. Our programs focus on K-12 students, seniors, and individuals preparing for tech careers, ensuring everyone has a chance to learn and grow. Through community partnerships and accessible resources, we are breaking barriers and bringing tech education to all.

Empowering Future Innovators

A Journey Through Our Milestones

From our first Kids Robotics Lab to drone certifications across four counties, every step has been about one thing: putting real technology in the hands of rural and underserved learners.

October 2024
Kids Robotics Lab Launch

Launched our first kids robotics workshop, providing students with hands-on experience and skills in programming and design.
January 2025
Rural STEM & AI Pathways Initiative

AA8 Corporation launched this initiative to bring high-quality, hands-on robotics, AI and cybersecurity programming to rural and underserved communities, for K–12 students and opportunity youth ages 16–25.
July 2025
Small Business of the Year

AA8 Corporation was recognized as Vance-Granville Community College’s 2025 Small Business of the Year.
Award
September 2025
Partnership with Naturally Nourished Academy

Partnered with a local private school to bring AI and robotics education into its curriculum, strengthening STEM learning for K–12 students.
Partnership
November 2025
Unitree Robot Dog Deployment

150+reached

AA8 Corporation deployed a robot dog that reached more than 150 rural and underserved community members in Granville and Vance Counties. AA8 also conducted a case study on the positive impact advanced robotics brought to rural North Carolina, published by our partner Futurology Tech of Newtown, Pennsylvania.
Case study
January 2026
600+ Participants Served

600+participants

More than 600 participants served since the first Kids Robotics Lab launched.
March 2026
Partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central North Carolina

4counties

AA8 Corporation partnered with Boys & Girls Clubs of North Central North Carolina, opening the door to hands-on robotics programming and drone certifications across the clubs’ service network in Warren, Franklin, Granville and Vance Counties.
Partnership
July 2026
United Way Grant for Future Ready Drone Education

$3,000grant

AA8 Corporation received a $3,000 grant to build out the Future Ready Drone Education (FRDE) initiative, giving rural and underserved youth access to drone equipment and high-quality sUAS education. Participating students earn their recreational drone certification, learn how a drone works, pilot and program drones for autonomous flight, and even experience FPV drone piloting.
Grant
September 2026
200+ TRUST Certifications Awarded

200+students certified

More than 200 K–12 students from Granville, Vance, Warren and Franklin County schools completed The Recreational UAS Safety Test (TRUST), the FAA’s required certification for flying drones recreationally.