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Made With K'NEX® The ultimate robotic building Camp built from K’NEX® parts Robotics, Roller Coasters, Invention and Creative Design, Skyscraper Towers, and Simple Machines Camps for students / all part of the K*bot World Championship Camps

2015 K*bot World Championships July 13 - 17, 2015 at our new home the Black Mountain Recreation Center - City of Henderson Parks and Recreation - call to reserve a K*bot spot at 702-2674070

We would like to recognize the uninterrupted 15 years of great Corporate support from Joel Glickman, Robert Glickman, Michael Araten, Norm Walker , Joe Smith, and others of the great American toy building company called K'NEX Brands.

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Wikipedia (click link below for encyclopedia article on the K*bot World Championships) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K*bot_World_Championships

Do you need K'NEX® parts to build your own made from K'NEX robotic K*bot? Click here to order from K'NEX Education your best source for K'NEX parts you need.

2014 Top 10 K*bot World Championship Division 1 with photos

2014 Top 10 K*bot World Championship Division 2 with photos

2014 Top 10 K*bot World Championship Division 3 with photos

2014 Top 10 K*bot World Championship Division M with photos

Henderson K*bot Championships June 16 - 20, 2014 Photos from Black Mountain Recreation Center

2014 Henderson Regional K*bot Championships® Results from Black Mountain Recreation Center June 16-20, 2014

Las Vegas Regional Championships July 14 - 18, 2014 - City Of Las Vegas Veterans Memorial Leisure Services Center 702-229-1100

This 2014 website contains dozens of K*bot World Championship action digital photos and YouTube K*bot videos showing the Action from every Division are available at, http://www.youtube.com/user/KbotWorldOfficial 2014 World Rankings will be posted with the photos over the next two weeks.

How to build Division 1 K*bots for World Championship Competition Here are the design guidelines you should follow to help you compete at this level.

2014 K*bot World Championships Guidebook

2013 K*bots UK National Championship K*bot article click on K*bots in Europe now. K*bots in Europe

Contact Thomas Vermersch if you have questions at tvercver@cox.net

K*bots UK National Championship - Twenty teams of young engineers from ten different primary schools and educational groups converged at The Coombes CE school, Wokingham, in the last week of June for a very special competition. K*bots UK has been very successful over the last year, extending its reach into new schools as well as welcoming back repeat entries from the last UK championship, held in 2011. The selection process was incredibly tough and the level of competition significantly higher than in previous years. During the morning session, all teams were able to make tweaks and improvements to their K*bots in preparation for the afternoon’s matches.

K*bot World Championships

K*bot mechanical engineering skills using K'NEX parts reaching a new level of understanding and creativity at the 2014 K*bot World Finals in Las Vegas.

We would like to thank the support people and outstanding gifted students who make the K*bot World Championships a reality: Dean Mattson, City of Las Vegas Leisure Activities Supervisor, Harrison Stanton, Volunteer K*bot WC Operation manager, Toby Wheeler, Volunteer K*bot UK Operations Manager, Dave Weston, Volunteer K*bot UK Operations and Research, Steve Mulcahy, Mechanical Engineer, Volunteer K*bot WC Research and Support, Kelly Small, Mechanical Engineer, Volunteer K*bot WC Operations and Research, Dan Lupinek, Volunteer K*bot WC non - robotics operations and K*bot Teacher, Brendan Mulcahy, Robotic mechanical and equipment development coordinator, Bob Whitely for the Volunteer coordination of the K*bot WC breakdown crew, K'NEX Brands, K*bot WC Corporate parts support, Educational Insights, K*bot WC Corporate support, Fast Signs of Las Vegas Decatur, K*bot WC Corporate support, Suncoast Hotel & Casino , K*bot WC Corporate support, Yemm & Hart Green Materials, ,Alliance Rubber Company, and the outstanding K*bot Volunteer student teaching - senior mentoring program lead by Adam Whiteley and Ilana Rahaman, along with Liam Duffy, Jarod Klingonsmith, Connor Green, Anthony Balko, Adrian Lee, Riley Mulcahy, and Keaton McAdams.

Thanks to our outstanding students and senior mentor students and their parents who made this a reality in 2014.

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We would like to sincerely thank all of our K*bot World Championships Corporate Support and The City Of Las Vegas who make this special student based robotic event a reality each July in the great city of Las Vegas.

K'NEX Brands®

Educational Insights, Inc.®

Fast Signs of Las Vegas S. Decatur®

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2014 Las Vegas K*bot Regional championships

Henderson K*bot Championships click here:

K*bot Ollie Awards

Other K'NEX groups:

K'NEX User Group UK www.knexusergroup.org.uk

     K*bot World Championships®
K*bots Made With K'NEX® Parts - Robotics Camps for students

K*bots were invented by Thomas Vermersch from Texas at the San Antonio Academy during the summer of 1998. These K*bots weighed just under three pounds and were strictly made from K'NEX Brands parts. Division 1 was the first Division created with its two-wheel drive K*bots.

Then in 1999 Division 2 K*bots were created with their powerful four-wheel drive. Division 3 remote control three motor K*bots were created in 2002 as K*bot interest started to expand and we had our first K*bot World Championships. Division M was invented in England in 2001 by several young students who loved to build less than one pound manually operated robots made with K'NEX parts. In 2004 Division M became a new Division and part of the K*bot World Championships.

These K*bot competitions helped students better understand and develop engineering principles such as torque, traction, gearing mechanisms, brake systems, and center of gravity, as well as design and coordination skills for our science minded students of the future. Mr. Vermersch left Texas and now resides in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The 2014 Division 1 Pro-Challenge had two time World Championship Dominic taking on four time World Champion Harrison taking on Adam and seven time World Champion Brendan.

2013 Ollie Awards winners at the K*bot World Championships

Best New K*bot Design

Jarod Klingonsmith with Static 3.0 Las Vegas, Nevada USA (Division 2) – New innovative revolutionary design, that had the Division 2 wheels on the inside of the K*bot.

Rookie Of The Year
Raymond Dang with X Las Vegas, Nevada USA (Division M & 2) - Ranked #4 in Division M and Ranked #9 in Division 2 in the world in only his first year.
K*bot Student Ambassador of the Year

Adam Whitely – For his outstanding help on photography and general running of the K*bot World Championships.

Most Improved Student of the Year

Connor Green with Red Tiger Las Vegas, Nevada USA (Division 2) – innovative design, that had the weight focused entirely on the axes.

K*bot World Championship Match of the Year

Ilana Rahaman vs Brendan Mulcahy Division M World Championships semi-finals match. Ilana with her new found mastery of flipping K*bots completely out of the K*bot arena was on a roll all week which continued on Thursday as she went further than any female ever in Division M. Ilana had World Champion super star Brendan Mulcahy on edge of defeat before losing in the final few seconds in one of the most exciting matches in Division M history.

Note: YouTube 2013 K*bot World Championship video now showing at http://www.youtube.com/user/KbotWorldOfficial

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    Suncoast Hotel & Casino 9090 Alta Dr. "2014 Official Hotel of the K*bot World Championships"

We would like to again thank

Suncoast Hotel & Casino for providing quality rooms and service to our K*bot family competitors while attending the 2014 K*bot World Championships.

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Las Vegas Sun Newspaper    July 29, 2011 - Students square off in Las Vegas for robot battles - Friday, July ...

K*bot World Championships®

Made With K'NEX® Parts Robotics Camps for students

Students from 24 countries worldwide have competed at the K*bot World Championships in Las Vegas , Nevada USA

   US (41 K*bot World Championships)

England (2 K*bot World Championships)

China (2 K*bot World Championships)

Scotland (1 K*bot World Championship)

Thailand (1 K*bot World Championship)

Japan (1 runner-up at K*bot World Championships)

Italy (1 runner-up at K*bot World Championships)

South Korea   Taiwan

Canada       Philippines

Viet Nam           Austria

   India              Iraq

Egypt            Columbia

Costa Rica   Germany

  Israel           Russia

  Iran               Wales

Need flag - Cuba

K*bot World Championships® 2015 Spring Break Rollercoaster Camp made with K'NEX® March 30 - April 3, 2015 at the Black Mountain Recreation Center - Call and register now to reserve a spot at 702-267-4070

This hands-on builder’s camp gives students the chance to construct a 6-foot-high K’NEX roller coaster and motorized cars. Students send their coaster cars spiraling through the track to see who invented the best one. This interactive camp helps develop early mechanical engineering skills. Those registering for the all-day camp should bring a lunch. Ages 7-15

Monday-Friday, March 30 - April 3 9am-Noon | $86 | 481007-00

9am-4pm | $159 | 481007-01 1pm-4pm | $86 | 481007-02

Black Mountain Recreation Center 702-267-4070 | cityofhenderson.com

Schedule subject to change without notice. Management reserves all rights.

The City of Las Vegas Veterans Memorial Leisure Services Center has hosted our K*bot World Championships for thirteen great years allowing students from 24 different countries the opportunity to build some of the best robotic units ever built with K'NEX parts over the last seventeen years in four different K*bot divisions. Many of these accomplishments would have never been possible without the help of Dean Mattson, City of Las Vegas Leisure Activities Supervisor - and the marketing experience of the City of Las Vegas. The Black Mountain Recreation Center with the City of Henderson Parks and Recreation Department will be the new home of the 2015 K*bot World Championships. This Black Mountain Recreation Center is only about 9 miles from the Las Vegas Strip in the Las Vegas Valley. We look forward to this great new location as we prepare for the exciting 2015 K*bot World Championship season.

We have a few other major announcements concerning the K*bot World Championships for 2015: will be the year of new K*bot beginnings with several needed new rule changes to fine tune our K*bot operations Major change at the 2015 K*bot World Championships: We will no longer hold student Division K*bots which have competed at the previous K*bot World Championship, they will be recycled unless you are on the top 10 in the world list published at kbotworld.com. K*bot Registration fees will drop substantially for the first time ever to help parents with money needed to register their children. All K*bot Divisions will have the same age limit for students of age 7 through 15 to match the New Henderson Parks and Recreation general guidelines. All K*bot Divisions will now compete for 75 seconds during competition instead of the old 90 seconds time. New guidelines for 2015 Division 3 K*bots: Two registered Students will team up together to build and operate one Division 3 K*bot. Division 3 now requires teamwork and a willingness to work together on all aspects of building and operation of the remote control K*bot. This is now a two person team competition.

The 2014 K*bot World Championships will be remembered as the year that the unexpected ruled K*bots. K*bots Made With K'NEX® parts showdown in the desert is over in Las Vegas. Division 2 again stole the show setting new finals records as we witnessed the first all girls K*bot World Championship final as 7 year veteran Ilana Rahaman with Jarod took on first year Henderson, Nevada student Emma Olmstead with Bulldozer. Emma had to rebuild Bulldozer, her Division 2 K*bot, which competed at the Henderson K*bot Championships which made her unbelievable upset of the best American girl competitor in Division 2 extraordinary. Emma was first to the center line by about 4 cm (1 1/2 inches) and surprised almost everyone as she was able to hold off Ilana's powerful K*bot and win the 2014 Division 2 K*bot World Championship.

Riley Mulcahy with Zer0 from Las Vegas, NV defeated two time Division 2 World Champion Jarod Klingonsmith with The Man-Handler to become the 2014 Division 1 K*bot World Champion.

Keaton McAdams with Check M9 from Las Vegas, NV defeated Joshua Lum with Dark Matter from Los Angeles, CA (Henderson Champion) to become the 2014 Division M K*bot World Champion.

Gabriel Spivey with Masher from Las Vegas, NV became the 2014 Division 3 K*bot World Champion defeating Daniel Park with The Fighter from Honolulu, HI.

The past and the future of K*bots

USA You Tube - 2014 Division M, Division 1 , Division 2, and Division 3 K*bot World Championship finals action video will be posted on September 7, 2014 at http://www.youtube.com/user/KbotWorldOfficial

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2014 K*bot World Championship Division 1 Final Rankings

2014 Top 10 K*bot World Championship Division 1 with photos

1. Riley Mulcahy with Zer0 from Las Vegas, NV USA 2014 World Champion
2. Jarod Klingonsmith with The Man-Handler from Las Vegas, NV USA
3. Max Maroe with Lazer-Bomb from Las Vegas, NV USA
4. Joey Lopez with The Carrie from Las Vegas, NV USA
5. Christopher Hoebel with The Loser from Las Vegas, NV USA
6. Irain Pacheco with Deathmatch representing North Cuba
7. Jackson Smith with Unicorn from Las Vegas, NV USA
8. Christopher Belew with Godzilla 2 from Henderson, NV USA
9. Gunnar Hebermehl with Da Bunny from Las Vegas, NV USA
10. Carter Williams with Dominator from Las Vegas, NV USA

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2014 K*bot World Championship Division 2 Final Rankings

2014 Top 10 K*bot World Championship Division 2 with photos

1. Emma Olmstead with The Bulldozer from Las Vegas, NV USA 2014 World Champion
2. Ilana Rahaman with Jarod from Las Vegas, NV USA
3. Connor Green with Artic from Las Vegas, NV USA
4. Jarod Klingonsmith with Static 5.0 from Las Vegas, NV USA
5. Keaton Mc. Adams with Salad-Tosser from Las Vegas, NV USA
6. Zack Miller with Exterminator from Henderson, NV USA
7. Nathaniel Ramos with Bull Dog from Las Vegas, NV USA
8. Diego Chavez with Chop-Chop from Las Vegas, NV USA
9. Ryan Mulcahy with Rampage from Austin, Texas USA
10. Joshua Lum with Silver and Gold from Henderson, NV USA

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2014 K*bot World Championship Division 3 Final Rankings

2014 Top 10 K*bot World Championship Division 3 with photos

1. Gabriel Spivey with Masher from Las Vegas, NV USA 2014 World Champion
2. Daniel Park with The Fighter from Honolulu, HI USA
3. Liam Duffy with Jolt from Las Vegas, NV USA
4. Ryan Mulcahy with Comeback from Austin, Texas USA
5. Gregory Gottlieb with Something Cool from Las Vegas, NV USA
6. Irain Pacheco with Iron Fist representing North Cuba, Cuba
7. Ben Koppe with Parzitron from Las Vegas, NV USA
8. Nathaniel Ramos with The Original from Las Vegas, NV USA
9. Joey Lopez with The Annihilator from Las Vegas, NV USA
10. Max Maroe with Terminator from Las Vegas, NV USA

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2014 K*bot World Championship Division M Final Rankings

2014 Top 10 K*bot World Championship Division M with photos

1. Keaton McAdams with Check M9 from Las Vegas, NV USA 2014 World Champion
2. Joshua Lum with Dark Matter from Los Angles, California USA
3. Riley Mulcahy with Double-Salami Slammer from Las Vegas, NV USA
4. Gunnar Hebermehl with Da Hammer from Las Vegas, NV USA
5. Ilana Rahaman with Rainbow Unicorn from Las Vegas, NV USA
6. Jarod Klingonsmith with RD from Las Vegas, NV USA
7. Adrian Lee with Potatoe representing Hong-Kong, China
8. Ethan Turner with Hammer time from Orange County, CA USA
9. Samantha Friday with Name from Dallas, TX USA
10. Emily Anzell with Todesstrafe from Las Vegas, NV USA

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