ASHLAND, Neb. (WOWT) -- Hundreds of kids teamed up with robots, rockets and jets Saturday for the Eighth Annual Nebraska Robotics Expo at the Strategic Air Command and Aerospace Museum.

More than 800 K-12 students, team leaders and math and science teachers were expected for the event that melds a pair of robotic competitions, the CEENBoT Robotics Showcase and FIRST LEGO League (FLL), and the Creative Visual Arts Expo for a day of robotics inspiration.

Museum Marketing Director Deb Hermann said, This is a celebration of in-school and after-school student work with robotics. The Nebraska Robotics Expo encourages student involvement with science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) as well as educates and engages our next generation of innovators, their families and the general public about STEM opportunities in Nebraska.

Hermann said its a big day for the museum as well. They anticipate more than 2,000 visitors for the event.

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