(pronounced seeking-knowledge)
Our mission is to produce versatile engineers who advance humanity.
Last updated: 2025.June.23.Monday
Parents of Future Engineers (Ages 9–15) in Southfield and Detroit Metro area!
Join the 2025–2026 VEX IQ Robotics Competition Team
📅 Full school year commitment: September 2025 – May 2026
📍 Location: 29433 Southfield Road, Southfield, MI 48076. Suite 112
🤖 What’s Included:
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Students will become part of a Triangle Team (3 students per team)
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Build, program, and compete in VEX IQ Robotics Challenges
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Learn real-world engineering skills, soft skills, and communication skills through weekly practices, monthly tournaments, and team collaboration
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No experience needed
🗓 Weekly Practice Schedule:
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Practice one day per week: Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday
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The Robotics Laboratory is open from 3:00–6:00 PM
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Your Triangle Team chooses the most convenient arrival and departure time
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Parents drop-off & pick-up
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Fridays (3:00–6:00 PM): Optional Scrimmage Matches
🏆 Monthly Competitions:
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One Saturday each month (8:00 AM – 4:30 PM)
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Held at ckingknowledge Institute and schools around the Detroit Metro Area
💲 Membership Investment:
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$219 / month
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per student; when free 12-month financing used
🌟 Limited Spots Available!
Register early to secure your child’s spot on the Competition Team!
How to sign up?
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Complete the Registration Form using the Register Here button on this page.
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Pay a deposit of $219 online at https://www.ckingknowledge.org/donate Please include your student(s) names in the Note. Check the box for “Write us a comment” and type your student’s name. You will receive a ‘Welcome to the Team!’ email as confirmation that the completed Registration Form and Deposit have been received.
Who are we?
ckingknowledge Institute (pronounced seeking-knowledge) accomplishes our mission primarily by teaching youth how to build and program their own robots. We teach Robots & Coding classes through the Southfield, Michigan Parks and Recreation and host a Youth Robotics Competition Team in the league VEX IQ Robotics Competition (VIQRC) league. See a list of our programs below.
100% Volunteer-operated since founding in 2020
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$ thousands in scholarships awarded to students
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students impacted
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hours donated by volunteers
Programs
For 9 to 15 year olds, design and build robots to score points for your Team. 2-3 students on a team in the league VEX IQ Robotics Competition (VIQRC). Each Team will score by driving your robot with a remote and by programming code for your robot to score autonomously. Weekly practices @ ckingknowledge Institute on your choice of Tues or Wed or Thur 3:30-5:15pm with tournaments on Saturdays @ various locations around Metro Detroit.
Robotics Competition Team
For 9 to 15 years old, build robots and learn to code them. The robots are also driven by a video game controller; which the students can code, too. No prior experience required. Students will use the engineering process while learning mechanics, materials, software, and hardware. This class is taught by an Engineering Teacher provided by ckingknowledge Institute. 12 students maximum per class. Bring your own computer so you can keep your code on it. Enroll at Southfield Parks & Recreation website.
Robots & Coding 1 Course
For 9 to 15 years old, if you already completed the prerequisite by participating in the Robots & Coding 1, in Robots & Coding 2 you will continue to build on top of the BaseBot. This time you will add a robot arm and claw, then write software code to accomplish a variety of missions. Your skills will go to the next level by using the engineering process and practicing working as a team. You will also learn physics while working to make a robot which can fetch you items. Enroll at Southfield Parks & Recreation website.
Robots & Coding 2 Course
Why?
Why should my child be an engineer?
We know you have a lot of choices for investing in your student’s education. Engineers are professional problem solvers. We teach your student that they are the ones who decides if they are an engineer or not. Once they choose that they are a professional problem solver and they exercise this brain muscle in our programs, they are unstoppable. Any problem they encounter, they will be able to apply the Engineering Process and the essential soft skills learned in our programs.
