▁Rob ot ics ▁F IR ST ▁Rob ot ics ▁Compet ition ▁Team ▁ 2 1 9 9 , ▁the ▁Rob o - L ions , ▁is ▁a ▁student ▁run ▁team ▁that ▁was ▁founded ▁as ▁a ▁Liber ty ▁High ▁School ▁sports ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁following ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁wide ▁team , ▁ 1 4 6 4 . ▁However , ▁the ▁current ▁relationship ▁between ▁the ▁school ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁is ▁a ▁loose ▁affili ation , ▁with ▁no ▁legal ▁t ies , ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁is ▁now ▁open ▁for ▁membership ▁from ▁anyone ▁living ▁in ▁Car roll ▁County , ▁Maryland . ▁ ▁Aff ili ations ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁parents ▁and ▁teachers ▁formed ▁the ▁non - pro fit ▁P IE 3 ▁to ▁fund ▁robot ics ▁programs ▁throughout ▁Car roll ▁County . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁Rob o - L ions ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Fre edom ▁Area ▁Rec re ation ▁Council . ▁ ▁Currently , ▁the ▁team ▁is ▁working ▁with ▁Car roll ▁County ▁Public ▁School s ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁legal ▁partners hip ▁with ▁the ▁school ▁district . ▁ ▁Public ▁Out re ach ▁The ▁team ▁focus es ▁not ▁only ▁on ▁the ▁robot , ▁but ▁also ▁on ▁public ▁out re ach ▁to ▁promote ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁S TE M ▁in ▁Car roll ▁County . ▁Currently , ▁the ▁team ▁is ▁ment oring ▁ 6 ▁elementary ▁and ▁middle ▁school ▁age ▁( F LL ) ▁robot ics ▁teams , ▁and ▁the ▁Rob o -