Robotics student Anna Birch guides Brecken Wacholz in the process of building a robot Saturday at Albert Lea High School. The Albert Lea robotics team hosted a build-a-robot event for students in grades three through seven on Saturday at Albert Lea High School. Students built robots and learned about wiring, electricity and circuits, gears and pulleys, as well as the design process and programming for robots. — Sam Wilmes/Albert Lea Tribune
Sixth-grader Carter Willaby works during a build-a-robot event on Saturday at Albert Lea High School. — Sam Wilmes/Albert Lea Tribune
Robotics student Anna Birch guides Brecken Wacholz in the process of building a robot Saturday at Albert Lea High School. The Albert Lea robotics team hosted a build-a-robot event for students in grades three through seven on Saturday at Albert Lea High School. Students built robots and learned about wiring, electricity and circuits, gears and pulleys, as well as the design process and programming for robots. — Sam Wilmes/Albert Lea Tribune
Third-grader Prestyn Utzka raises his hand to answer a question during a build-a-robot event on Saturday at Albert Lea High School. — Sam Wilmes/Albert Lea Tribune
Fifth-grader Elizabeth Wallace evaluates the robot she built on Saturday at Albert Lea High School. — Sam Wilmes/Albert Lea Tribune
Fourth-grader Kaiden Jenson works with classmates on Saturday at Albert Lea High School. — Sam Wilmes/Albert Lea Tribune
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Sam Wilmes covers crime, courts and government for the Albert Lea Tribune.