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U.S. National Oyster Festival

    The RoboBees FRC team 836 attended the 52nd annual U.S. Oyster Festival in St. Mary’s County on October 21st and 22nd. The team provided two bouncy houses and a bouncy slide serving as a kids zone for the younger attendees to enjoy. Along with bouncing fun, kids were given the… Read More »U.S. National Oyster Festival

    St. Mary’s County Fair

      On September 22, 2017 from 9 to 1, The RoboBees attended the St. Mary’s County Fair and had robot demonstrations in the pavilion. Both the 2016, and 2017 FRC robots, along with an offseason  FTC robot with tank treads were on hand for the kids to see in action. Young… Read More »St. Mary’s County Fair

      2017-2018 Open Enrollment

        Updated: 5/30 9:47PM If you were unable to make the open enrollment night but would still like to participate in any of our programs, please fill out the enrollment forms and email them to team836@robobees.org. On Tuesday May 30th, growingSTEMS and The RoboBees are holding open enrollment for the 2017-2018 season.… Read More »2017-2018 Open Enrollment

        Battle of the Bees

          On March 13, 2017 The RoboBees FTC team, Team 389, hosted the first FTC off-season event in Southern Maryland at the Stachelczyk STEM Center in Hollywood, MD. This event, called the Battle of the Bees, is an event that the teams intend to repeat in the future. Over 30 people,… Read More »Battle of the Bees

          The RoboBees Partner with The Friends of the Library and Rotary to Support Books for International Goodwill

            On Sunday, March 26, 2017 The RoboBees helped the St. Mary’s County Public Libraries and The Rotary Club of Lexington Park to pack up the more than 48,000 books which are being donated to Books for International Goodwill (B.I.G). Books for International Goodwill is an organization that, for 17 years… Read More »The RoboBees Partner with The Friends of the Library and Rotary to Support Books for International Goodwill

            Northern Maryland District

              The RoboBees attended the FIRST Robotics Northern Maryland District event in Owings Mills, Maryland on March 17-19. There were 39 teams in attendance and each were scheduled in 17 qualifying matches for a total of 78 matches. The RoboBees won 12 and lost 5 of their qualification matches leaving them… Read More »Northern Maryland District

              Southwest Virginia District

                Team 836, The RoboBees, attended the FIRST Southwest Virginia District event which was held during week one of the competitive season. A total of 38 teams competed at the event held at Blacksburg High School in Blacksburg, Virginia on March 3-5. Originally scheduled for 12 qualifying matches per team, that… Read More »Southwest Virginia District

                2016 SOMD FLL/FTC Qualifier

                  The RoboBees hosted an FLL, or FIRST Lego League, qualifier for Southern Maryland at Hollywood Elementary School on Saturday, December 10, 2016. Ten Southern Maryland teams, from both private schools and combined groups, attended the qualifier, where they participated in matches and completed three types of judging. Teams were judged… Read More »2016 SOMD FLL/FTC Qualifier

                  2016 Rumble in the Roads

                    Team 836, The RoboBees attended Rumble in the Roads, an off season event held at Menchville High School in Newport News, Virginia on November 5, 2016.  A total of 30 teams competed at the event, and were scheduled for a total of 6 qualifying matches. The RoboBees won 4 and… Read More »2016 Rumble in the Roads