On June 15th – June 17th, members of The RoboBees participated in the first annual FIRST National Advocacy Conference host by Team 27 Rush Robotics. We were able to meet with our Congressmen and Senators and let them know just how important and effective programs like FIRST are!
growingSTEMS is pleased to announce that our 501(c)(3) status has been approved! We are now a federally recognized non-profit!
After a long week in St. Louis at the 2014 FIRST World Championships, the team has finally arrived home. The entire event was an overall great success as it was one of the better organized championships we have been to. With 400 FRC teams there to compete in 4 divisions (Archimedes, Galileo,… Read More »FRC World Championships – St. Louis Recap
Today, after an extremely long bus ride we finally arrived in St. Louis. Since we arrived a few hours before we were allowed into the arena, we instead got settled in at the hotel. Once arriving at the stadium, the first few hours were spent socializing because the stands weren’t… Read More »St. Louis! – World Championship
In partnership with growingSTEMS, a local non-profit organization founded by members of The RoboBees, the team has started a fundraiser on Piggybackr.
One of our mentors, Steve Page, traveled to Haiti with a Non Governmental Organization to see how countries can help the local people develop a safe and clean water supply system. Through donations and matching funds, our team can assist those in Haiti and spread our outreach efforts beyond our… Read More »Let’s Help Hati
Download The RoboBees’ 2013 Robot, Frizz Bee, on FRC Designs.
Members of The RoboBees traveled to Falls Church, VA today to assist with the DC area’s FRC Workshop hosted by FRC 1418 and Don Brobst, DC Senior Mentor. Over 200 attendees from teams and prospective teams from the area were in attendance for the training session. The RoboBees presented three… Read More »DC Area FRC Workshop
The RoboBees, FIRST Robotics Team 836, were featured in a segment of WJLA’s news coverage this past week in recognition for their Toys for Tots Bike Build. From the Article: With the holiday season approaching, a group of teens that typically spends its weekend mornings playing video games or hanging… Read More »The RoboBees are in the news!