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‘Design a Robotic Insect’ Student Project

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A small robot built to look like an insect

Audience

Students

Grade Levels

Grades K-4, Grades 5-8

Subject

Engineering Design, Life Science, Animals and Plants

Type

Hands-on Activities

When NASA engineers design robots to go to extreme places, they often learn from insects! You can do the same. First read a little about insects, and then, look at some examples of NASA robots designed to look like a spider and other creatures in nature. Now, draw a design for a robotic insect that could work on Mars.

Design a Robotic Insect