Taranaki robotics team to represent New Zealand at world champsSIMON O'CONNOR/STUFF The Nakibots team are off to the World championships again in April. When it comes to robot wars the chinese are the team to beat. For the third year in a row the Nakibots, a taranaki-based VEX IQ robotics team from New Plymouth, will represent New Zealand at the world champs in April, having won the national title earlier this month. While a team from Puerto Rico scooped the top prize at last year's world championships, Nakibots team member Conor Eager,12, believed the Chinese were the ones to beat. Nakibots member Bailey McKay said while going to the world champs was mainly about competing against people from all over the world he also enjoyed the social aspect as well.

Source: Stuff December 18, 2017 01:41 UTC