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2019 Owings Mills

    Between March 15th and 17th, FRC Team 836 The RoboBees competed in their first competition of the year. The FIRST Chesapeake District Event, held at McDonogh School in Owings Mills, MD, was the premiere of Team 836’s robot, Athena. Facing off against a total of 38 teams from across the… Read More »2019 Owings Mills

    DFRobot Sensor Applications

      In an effort to share our experiences with other teams and organizations we wanted to highlight one of the sensors that has been instrumental in our robot operations throughout the years. As a perfect example we used 6+ of these specific sensors on our 2018 FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition) robot,… Read More »DFRobot Sensor Applications

      Panda Express Fundraisers

        Our local Panda Express has offered to help support our community robotics programs by donating 20% of their proceeds from qualified purchased made from 11AM to 2PM on BOTH February 1st 2019 and March 1st 2019. We are incredibly grateful for this opportunity! For your in store purchases to qualify for the 20% donation… Read More »Panda Express Fundraisers

        Rumble in the Roads

          On November 3, 2018, team 836 The RoboBees traveled once again to Heritage High School in Newport News, Virginia to compete in the 2018 Rumble in the Roads. A total of 31 teams competed this year including several teams from North Carolina. Competing teams took part in 6 qualification matches… Read More »Rumble in the Roads

          Maryland FRC Retreat

            The RoboBees, in conjunction with GaCo and the Robolions, embarked on an eventful 72 hour retreat with the goal of enhancing collaboration between Maryland teams. This retreat, which took place in the Appalachian mountains, consisted of team-building exercises, outreach development, and relationship building. On the first day, upon arrival at… Read More »Maryland FRC Retreat

            growingSTEMS Open House

              growingSTEMS is pleased to announce their annual Open House Event on May 19th from 9AM to 3PM at the Stachelczyk STEM Center (43883 Airport View Drive, Hollywood MD 20636). Our STEM Center will open its doors to the public for tours, informational sessions, and hands on STEM activities. Feel free… Read More »growingSTEMS Open House

              St. Mary’s Riverfest

                On September 23rd, 2017 from 9:30am to 4:30pm, The RoboBees were at Historic St. Mary’s City near the water next to the Dove Ship.  The team acting as volunteers for the event, helping out with multiple areas and stations. One such area was the kayak launch, where The RoboBees aided… Read More »St. Mary’s Riverfest

                Rumble in the Roads

                  Team 836, The RoboBees returned to Rumble in the Roads, held at Heritage High School in Newport News, Virginia on November 4, 2017. Rumble is an off season event held each fall and they play the game from the previous season. A total of 28 teams competed at the event… Read More »Rumble in the Roads

                  SOMD STEM Festival

                    The RoboBees team 389 attended the St. Mary’s County Public Schools STEM Festival at the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds to help promote STEM in the community. The FTC team demonstrated their robot by explaining how it operated and giving kids the chance to drive. There was also the option to… Read More »SOMD STEM Festival