The Robo-Lions have an extensive local STEM Outreach Program! After all why build an amazing multi-thousand dollar robot and not show anybody! If you’d like us to bring the “big robot” to your event please contact mentor Tom Milnes at tdmilnes@comcast.net.
Robo-Lions Summer Camps
The Robo-Lions held their first Lego Fun Camp in the Summer of 2012 featuring Lego Mindstorms Robotics. Multiple camps were held through the Summer of 2019; however, COVID-19 forestalled camps in 2020 and 2021. Camps returned in 2022. This summer we will be having camps at at Carroll Community College as part of their Kids@Carroll (Ages 5-11) >> Technology Know-How Kids program.
Assistive Technology Support
Carroll County Public Schools Assistive Technology group developed problems with their Cooper Car – a device that allows mobility for young children who are too small for electric wheelchairs and asked the Robo-Lions for help. The Robo-Lions were able to fix the Cooper Car and were asked whether they could build similar devices (which retailed for ~ $3000 initially).
Current Assistive Technology efforts include miniature golf playing robots for wheel chair bound students. These robots were designed in CAD by Robo-Lions team members and made of 3-D printed parts on a 3-D printer made possible by the support of the Maryland Space Business Roundtable.
Roar of the Robots FLL Qualifier
Every year in December / January the Robo-Lions host the Roar of the Robots FLL Qualifier which allows teams to move forward to the FLL State Tournament at UMBC. The event includes demos by the Robo-Lions and all the PIE Cubed robotics teams.
The Roar of the Robots FLL Qualifier is a two day event with 56 FLL teams competing (48 from Carroll County!!), which makes it the largest such event in the Chesapeake District (Maryland, DC, and Virginia).
Elementary School Science Visits
The Robo-Lions regularly visit local elementary schools to demonstrate the big robot and explain how it works!
Library Visits
The Robo-Lions have an extensive library visit program including the Summer Reading kickoff at Eldersburg library, and the “May the Fourth Be With You” Star Wars reading program at Mt. Airy Library. This year we started a “Pumpkin Smash” demo using a repurposed form of our 2015 Robot the Josh 3.0.
Girl Scout Events
The Robo-Lions have held numerous events for Girl Scouts including Robotics Badge workshops.
Carroll County Public Schools Spotlight on Youth Event
The Robo-Lions annually participate in the Carroll County Public Schools “Spotlight on Youth” event. Mentors judge the many Middle School Science and Engineering projects while team members demonstrate the robot.
Community Events
The Robo-Lions have supported many community events in Carroll County, Maryland and look forward to being involved in many more!
