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Henderson Regional K*bot Championships                                    June 24 - 28, 2013 Black Mountain Receration Center      Henderson, Nevada - For Registration call (702) 267-4077

Las Vegas Regional K*bot Championships                                     July 15 - 19, 2013 Veterans Memorial Leisure Services Center       Las Vegas, Nevada - For Registration call (702) 229-1100      

Note: YouTube  2012 K*bot World Championship video now showing at  http://www.youtube.com/user/KbotWorldOfficial      All 137 great Division 1, 2, 3, & M matches or now showing on KbotWorldOfficial at YouTube for your viewing pleasure.           

Will six time World Champion superstar Brendan Mulcahy become a seven time World Champion at the 2013 K*bot World Championships? Will three time World Champion Jarod Klingonsmith again defend his Division 2 World Championship for the third year in a row with his revolutionary new Division 2 K*bot design? Will Ilana Rahaman who was on a roll last year become the first American female ever to win a K*bot World championship? Alex Ballin will try to prove that his 2012 Division 1 K*bot World Championship victory was not a  fluke with his perfected K*bot arching mechanism.

After the great success Jarod and Connor had in Division 2 we are likely to see a paradigm shift in Division 2. In Division 1 it is notable to say that, with the exception of Benjamin and Alex Ballin, arching type fronts did not perform to their usual standards against some of the new designs. With this we may see some more K*bots veterans reverting their K*bots to solid design fronts.

Click here to see several Division 3 action photos. Division 3 quite simply, stole the Showtime show in Vegas this year. The Division 3 matches this year showcased the action that they are now capable of, not one weapon motor malfunction during the most intense action ever and we as a K*bot community look forward to seeing more of it next year. Everyone here at kbotworld.com was delightfully surprised by how smoothly all the new rules played out. (If you are not familiar with the changes they can be found here in red  http://www.kbotworld.com/kbotworld%20Guidebook%20Page%202.htm ). The new weight limit proved to be exactly tailored to the strength of the motors, as we saw some of the best Division 3 matches of all time. We saw two new weapon designs in Division 3 as well.

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Vote now for the outstanding  K*bot Ollie Award student nominees for 2012. Email vote to tvercver@cox.net

Best New K*bot Design for 2012 

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.

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

K*bot Student Ambassador of the Year 2012

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

Ilanna Rahaman – For her help with working with other  students to help build their K*bots and talking to new students about the general guidelines at the K*bot World Championships. 

Brendan Mulcahy – For his setting the example of what a six time K*bot World Champion can do when he sets the Ambassador bar even higher to represents the K*bot World even in the off season. 

Jarod Klingonsmith – For his quietly setting the example for K*bot students by sharing his three time K*bot World Championship building skills knowledge with other K*bot students.

Most Improved Student of the Year for 2012  

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

Alex Ballin with Party Monster 12  Las Vegas, Nevada USA               2012 Div 1 K*bot World Champion Alex finally perfected the great Division 1 arching mechanism that his brother Benjamin also perfected with the help of Toby Wheeler from England and defeated his brother in the final match won a Division 1 K*bot World Championship.

Benjamin Ballin with K*bot Crusher  Las Vegas, Nevada USA Benjamin finally perfected his Division 1 arching mechanism that Toby Wheeler from England helped him with the year before. However, his brother Alex also perfected his arching mechanism and defeated Benjamin by less than an inch in the final match to become the 2012 Division 1 K*bot World Championships.

Drew Trenholm with Bridgeigator Las Vegas, Nevada USA Drew went to the way to the Division 3 World finals match before losing to Jarod Klingonsmith a three time K*bot World Champion.

K*bot World Championship Match of the Year for 2012

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.

 Alex Ballin vs Benjamin Ballin  Division 1 K*bot World Championships Final match. Brother against brother in a K*bot world finals match has never happened before.  Alex and Benjamin were giant killers taking out many of the top seeded K*bots on the way to the Division 1 K*bot World Championships final match. The brother related trials would not be over there as brotherly love was over for now as they would have to face each other in a history making match in the finals. Alex would prove that his victory against our past six time World Champion was no fluke as he defeated his brother Benjamin Ballin who finally had perfected the great arching mechanism. This was a very close match as only a final measurement would determine the winner as Alex who become our Division 1 World Champion in only his third year of competition.

The Pro-Challenge had two time World Championship Dominic taking on four time World Champion Harrison. Dominic makes it three in a row as he lets Toby Wheeler and Dave Weston from England know he is back.           

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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

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

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2012 K*bot World Championship Division 1 Final Rankings

2012 Top 10 K*bot World Championship Division 1 photos  - Now Showing -

#1  Alex Ballin with Party Monster 12  Las Vegas, Nevada US  (2012 Div 1 K*bot World Champion)

#2  Benjamin Ballin with K*bot Crusher  Las Vegas, Nevada US 

#3  Gunnar Herbemehl  with Bobby  Las Vegas, Nevada US 

#4  Benjamin Edelman with Unknown Henderson, Nevada USA

#5  Brendan Mulcahy with Trophy Magnet Las Vegas, Nevada USA

#6  Chase Norberg with SBD  Henderson, Nevada USA

#7  Joey Y Lopez  with Unknown Las Vegas, Nevada USA

#8  Alexis Karasik with Unknown Las Vegas, Nevada USA 

#9  Riley Mulcahy with Black N' Yellow Las Vegas, Nevada USA 

#10  Alec Hargrove with Saturn Las Vegas, Nevada USA 

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2012 Top 10 K*bot World Championship Division  2 photos  - Now Showing -

#1  Jarod Klingonsmith with Static 3.0 Las Vegas, Nevada USA

       (2011 - 2012 Division 2 K*bot  World Champion)          

#2  Connor Green with Red Tiger Las Vegas, Nevada USA          

#3  Jimmie O'Connell with Yellow Revenge  Oxford, England, UK           

#4  Cole Reese with Unknown Las Vegas, Nevada USA

#5  Brendan Mulcahy  with King Me! Las Vegas, Nevada USA          

#6  Riley Mulcahy  with The Harrison Las Vegas, Nevada USA         

#7  Ilanna Rahaman  with Number Four Las Vegas, Nevada USA          

#8  Zachary Wallusek  with Nemisis Las Vegas, Nevada USA          

#9  Raymond Dang  with Unknown Las Vegas, Nevada USA         

#10 Keaton McAdams  with Unknown Las Vegas, Nevada USA       

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