Made From K誰EXｮ Parts Robotics Camps
2008 Henderson Regional K*botｮ Championships
For City of Henderson Online Registration Info, call (702) 267-4122
Morning Camp: Henderson Division 1 & 2 K*bot Robotic Championships $85.00
June 23-27, 2008
8-12 Noon (32 students age 7-15)
School Location:
Burkholder
Middle School If you like to build, compete,
and have fun with K誰EX
this is the camp for you. This will be the eighth year of
this exciting K*bot championship competition in the United States and the Third
year for the City Of Henderson. First time and veteran students will build
two-wheel drive Robotic K*bots at this robotic
competition. Each student will have their own pit area and parts department to
construct and operate their own competition K*bot. Students will compete for the
Henderson Division 1 K*bot Championships on Friday and will qualify for the
(made from K誰EX parts) 2008 K*bot World
Championships to be held at the City Of Las Vegas Veterans Memorial Leisure
Services Center on July 14-18, 2008. Students in
this camp will also build a four-wheel drive
K*bot
for the Division 2 Henderson K*bot competition. All students will have
their own pit area and parts department to construct and operate their own
competition K*bot. These students will compete for a 2008 Henderson Division 2
K*bot Championship.
Our goal
at these worldwide K*bot competitions is to teach
students engineering principles such as Torque, traction, gearing mechanisms and
center of gravity, as well as robotic design, logistics and construction skills
to stimulate scientific creativity and imagination using K'NEX Industries parts,
as we enhance students basic robotic design and technical skills. For
City of Henderson Online Registration Info,
call
(702) 267-4122.
If you do not want to register online you
may go to
any City Of Henderson Parks
and Recreation center near your location and register.
Afternoon Camp: Henderson Division 3 & M K*bot Robotic Championships $85.00
June 23-27, 2008 1-5 PM (32 students age 8-16) School Location: Burkholder Middle School If you like to build and compete with computerized K誰EX robotics this is the camp for you. First time and veteran Henderson students will build from K誰EX parts a computer driven remote control two motor Division 3 Ravage K*bot helping them understand engineering principles such as Torque, traction, gearing mechanisms and center of gravity, as well as robotic design, logistics and construction skills to stimulate scientific creativity and imagination. Each student will have their own pit area and parts department to construct and operate their own competition K*bot. Students at this camp will qualify for the 2008 K*bot World Championships to be held in Las Vegas, Nevada on July 14-18, 2008.
Then get ready for Division M K*bots from Europe. These K*bots are non-motorized units which are hand operated during the competition. The Europeans invented this fast- paced Division M which involves learning essential simple machines along with construction and competition skills to win in this division. Some students in this afternoon camp may want to build one of these hand- operated non-motorized Division M units. Students at this camp will qualify for the (made from K誰EX parts) 2008 K*bot World Championships to be held at the City Of Las Vegas Veterans Memorial Leisure Services Center on July 14-18, 2008.
Your instructor for the morning and afternoon K*bot camps is Thomas Vermersch from Las Vegas, Nevada. Instruction, snack, and materials fee is included in the $85.00 fee per student per Camp. If one student (must be 8 years old or older) registers for both morning and afternoon K*bot camps we will reduce the full-day fee to only $150.00 total. For more information on K*bots go to the web at kbotworld.com for the 2008 K*bot guidebook and K*bot features or email me at tvercver@aol.com. For City of Henderson Online Registration Info, call (702) 267-4122.
2007 Henderson East Regional K*botｮ Championships
Kyle Abaya with his single gear reduction Division 1 & 2 K*bot The Annihilator and
The Annihilator II overpower Brendan Mulcahy with The King Bee in Div 1 and Itay Arbeli
with Pooper Scooper II in Div 2. Kyle is now Champion in both Divisions in Henderson, NV.,
USA and will represent East Henderson, NV. at the 2007 K*bot World Championships.
Ryan Schnitzler (far left) with Flip takes out Michael Kirby (right) in the
finals to take the 2007 Henderson East Division M Championship.
Deja Oliver (right) with Scary takes out Sam Marr with Slicer (left) in the
finals to take the 2007 Henderson East Division 3 Championship.
2007 Henderson West Regional K*botｮ Championships
Little Amber with her gear reduction K*bot called Killer defeated Chandler's K*bot called
Monster in the 2007 Henderson West Division 1 K*bot finals to win it all in Division 1
at this regional competition. In Division 2 Matteo with Detonate upset Brendan Mulcahy
with King Bee in the finals.
In Division M Harrison with his K*bot The Reaper defeated Ethan with his K*bot Fire Rod
to win the 2007 Division 2 Henderson West K*bot Championship on Friday. Division 3 was
won by Alex with his powerful K*bot Crusher as he defeated Darrin with Spartan in the finals.
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