With its signature move the "Naki Swipe" perfected, Team Nakibots is ready to take on the world.

The Nakibots' custom-built robot, designed to scoop up orange balls and dump them in a goal inside a small course, the team will compete against 100 other teams at the world championships in Kentucky, USA, next week.

After cleaning up at the national competition in Palmerston North in December Team Nakibots, consisting of Conor Eager, 10, brothers Marco Kraayenhof, 10, and Theo, 8, and Austin Pollard, 9, will be represented by drivers Conor and Austin at the world champs.

To win the competition their robot, Nakibot One, must scoop as many orange balls from the course as possible within one minute, and dump them in a goal at the end.

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Teams score one point per ball for getting them over the end barrier and three points for getting them in the goal.

The balls float freely in the course but a stand opposite the goal also houses 12 of the balls. Nakibot One has been programmed to perform the "Naki Swipe," which turns the robot's scooper sideways, knocking the balls on to the course so they can be scooped up and dumped in goal.

Nakibot driver Conor Eager reckons Nakibot One, which has been laboured on since August 2015, is capable of scoring roughly 80 points but said other robots he's heard of could score over 90.

"I'm pretty nervous but I think we can make it to the finals," he said.

Conor said the robots came in a kit-set, sort of like Lego, but teams could assemble their robot however they wanted to maximise its goal scoring potential.

"We wanted a big scooper on the front while also maintaining a lot manoevrability," he said.

"We've been practicing for a while now and can score around about 88 in a minute."

Conor and Austin must take turns driving Nakibot One and will have only 30 seconds each to prove their mettle. They also aren't allowed any help from their fathers who will be travelling over with them.

Conor said it had taken a fair bit of fundraising to get them to Kentucky and they had several sponsors as well as a Givealittle page to help them on their way.