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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.

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Best New K*bot Design for 2011 

Brando Turner (Division M) – The first ever geared spinning disc to compete at the World Championships, a very destructive weapon design. 

Brendan Mulcahy (Division M) – A heavy-hitting hammer mounted on an extendable platform, a powerful and damaging weapon. 

Brendan Mulcahy (Division 1) – A new take on the arching front design, using grey rods for a blend of rigidity and flex. 

Liam Duffy (Division 3) – A quick-moving K*bot with a rapid but powerful hammer. Designed around speed, less cumbersome than the other remote control K*bots.

K*bot Rookie of the Year for 2011  

Jacob Wolf – Was unbeatable during the week in Division 1 practise, then went on to reach the semi-finals of Division 1 in his debut year. 

Benjamin Edelman – Built solid K*bots in two Divisions and excelled in Division 3, reaching the World Championship Final. 

Jakob Fierstine – Constructed a good Division 1 K*bot with a distinctive appearance, had “V8 cylinders” on both sides. Reached the quarter-finals. 

Billy Ballin – A regional champion in Division M who reached the quarter-finals of the World Championships, using a K*bot unlike any other design ranked in the top ten. 

K*bot Student Ambassador of the Year

 K*bot Student Ambassador of the Year 2011

Harrison Stanton – For his help in Division 3 and M, as well as being a K*bot student instructor. 

Brendan Mulcahy – For his help particularly in Division 3, getting K*bots ready for competition. 

Ryan Blount – For his help filming and judging K*bot matches throughout the week. 

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

Ilana Rahaman – For being so helpful to other students and tidying away more parts than any other student during the week. 

Connor Green – For helping first-year students get to grips with Division 2 and four-wheel-drive.

Most Improved Student of the Year for 2011  

Joseph Amar – Built a powerful Division 1 K*bot that caused everybody trouble during the week, also finished runner-up in Division M using a British K*bot. 

Michael Amar – Made big improvements to both his Division 1 and Division 2 K*bots, reached the quarter-final stage of both Divisions. 

Jarod Klingonsmith – Won his first World Championship after four years of trying, building a Division 2 K*bot with a high level of gearbox engineering. 

Benjamin Ballin – Showed a greater maturity, improving his K*bots in Division 1 and Division M. 

K*bot World Championship Match of the Year for 2011

Joseph Amar vs. Roger Brown (Division 1, Round 1) – A big upset, as one of the competition favourites (Joseph) was tipped up onto his back and fell completely over, caused by the unique design of Roger’s unranked K*bot. 

Brendan Mulcahy vs. Chase Norberg (Division 1, Final) – A tense match which went all the way to the final 5 seconds, as Chase was winning but then lost a rubber band from one rear wheel, allowing Brendan to push back and win the World Championship at the end.

Liam Duffy vs. Brendan Mulcahy (Division 3, Quarter-Final) – Liam’s quick and light K*bot scored the first points but Brendan’s relentless pushing power – coupled with some excellent driving – soon levelled the match. It went into overtime, where Brendan  narrowly won. 

Brendan Mulcahy vs. John Curley (Division M, Round 1) – We got two helpings of this one. In both matches, the damage caused by Brendan’s hammer was electrifying. But in the first match, John almost caused the biggest upset of the year when he launched Brendan’s K*bot out of the arena. However, a rematch was ordered and Brendan made sure of his victory with record damage points.
Send your Ollie Awards Nominations now in an email to tvercver@cox.net 

K*bot World Championships 

The 10 th Annual K*bot World Championships  were an unequivocal success with K*bot Mechanical engineering skills reaching a new level of understanding and creativity at the 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: Mary Killion, Leisure Services Coordinator for City of Las Vegas Veterans Memorial Leisure Services Center, Skip Bothwick, Recreation Leader for City of Las Vegas Veterans Memorial Leisure Services Center, Dean Mattson, City of Las Vegas Leisure Activities Supervisor,  Toby Wheeler, Volunteer K*bot WC Operations Manager, Dave Weston, Volunteer K*bot WC 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, Sam Marrs, Volunteer K*bot WC Operations and Research,  Harrison Stanton, Volunteer K*bot WC Research and support, Mason Younger, Volunteer K*bot WC Research and support, Bob Whitely for the Volunteer coordination of the K*bot WC breakdown crew, K'NEX Incorporated., K*bot WC Corporate 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 - mentoring program senior class  lead by Ryan Blount and Adam Whitely, along with  Ilana Rahaman, Zachariah Rahaman, Sabrina Kosuth and Tanner Ravize.

Thanks to our outstanding students and their parents.

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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 Industries, Inc.

Educational Insights, Inc.

Alliance Rubber Company 

Suncoast Hotel & Casino 

Fast Signs Of Las Vegas  S. Decatur

Yemm & Hart Green Materials

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