The series released its first episode on Educational Broadcasting System (EBS) in 2011, and has aired for five seasons.

At the end of each episode, the rescue team strongly advises the characters who are in danger, as well as the audience.

The Desert Rescue Team are a trio of three members who can all transform into robots and live in the neighboring town of Sandville.

[8][9] A separate British dub of the series began airing on Nick Jr. Too in the UK starting February 27, 2017.

This series has had high ratings in South Korea, and became the chief rival of Pororo the Little Penguin which had been number one in the industry.

As the third installment of the "Korean-Made Characters Series Stamps", Robocar Poli was introduced, following the introduction of Pororo the Little Penguin and Pucca.

[16] «Traffic Safety with Poli»(Korean: 폴리와 함께하는 교통안전 이야기; RR: Polli-wa Ham-kke-ha-neun Gyo-tong-an-jeon Yi-ya-gi) is a first spin-off of the original series.

As part of Hyundai Motors' global corporate social responsibility project with RoiVisual and EBS, the series was produced to educate children on the importance of traffic safety,[17] and has aired for two seasons.