Now, one year later, Mike Wimmer, of Salisbury, is getting ready to graduate high school and college — in the same week.
Despite being several years younger than his classmates, Wimmer said he gets along well with them -- and was even nominated to Homecoming Court last year. He learned almost all of his programming and robotic knowledge through trial and error and online videos, according to his website, Next Era Innovations.
Wimmer's goal for the startup is to simplify how smart home technology works, with the ultimate goal to help others.What the future holds"If one door's locked, he'll find out another way around to figure out how to accomplish his goals," his mother, Melissa Wimmer, told CNN.Those options include job offers in and out of the United States, more school, or a fellowship that will allow him to grow his startup.