Ashland museum hoping to inspire kids to pursue careers in STEM

During the cold winter months it can be hard to find things to do with your kids, but an exhibit in Ashland might have the answer you’ve been looking for. 

Robot Zoo at the Strategic Air command and Aerospace Museum in Ashland will have you laughing and getting a bit of a workout, but you’ll also be learning about science and technology.

“These larger than life size animals, robotic animals, illustrate real life characteristics so it teaches about how intestines work, how brains work, how muscles work,” Deb Hermann, the marketing director for the SAC Museum, said. 

Robot Zoo features seven hands on activities that teach kids how animals bodies work.

Machines represent different parts of the body and when kids interact they learn how each part functions and how they all work together.

Shock absorbers lengthen and shorten mimicking muscles, hinges move like elbow and knee joints, and pumps pump fluid just like the heart.

If you want to test your reaction time you can try “Swat the Fly.”

No matter how fast your reactions are, it will still be one twelfth as fast as a flies.

Robot Zoo is one of two STEM exhibits the museum brings in every year, hoping to inspire students to pursue careers in stem related fields.

“Our goal is to really inspire youth to want to learn more about STEM in general. Anytime we can do this by having interactive hands on exhibits so they get excited about learning then we’ve succeeded.”

Whether you’re looking for a little bit of fun or to learn something new Robot Zoo will be on display until May 10.

To view the exhibit you will only need a general admission ticket. The museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. every day. Tickets for adults are $12 and tickets for children are $6. 

For more information visit the museum website or click here.