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    Roboinsect Worksheet

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    The document discusses designing a robotic insect to explore Mars. It describes the basic body structures of insects, including heads, thoraxes, abdomens, legs, wings and eyes. It also summarizes several real NASA robots inspired by nature, such as lemurs, spiders and geckos. The student is tasked with designing a robotic insect to travel in Mars' cold, dusty and rocky environment, and explaining what structures it has and how they would help it survive.

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    The document discusses designing a robotic insect to explore Mars. It describes the basic body structures of insects, including heads, thoraxes, abdomens, legs, wings and eyes. It also summarizes several real NASA robots inspired by nature, such as lemurs, spiders and geckos. The student is tasked with designing a robotic insect to travel in Mars' cold, dusty and rocky environment, and explaining what structures it has and how they would help it survive.

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    The document discusses designing a robotic insect to explore Mars. It describes the basic body structures of insects, including heads, thoraxes, abdomens, legs, wings and eyes. It also summarizes several real NASA robots inspired by nature, such as lemurs, spiders and geckos. The student is tasked with designing a robotic insect to travel in Mars' cold, dusty and rocky environment, and explaining what structures it has and how they would help it survive.

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    Student Worksheet

    Design a Robotic Insect


    The Structure of Insects
    Insects' bodies are made up of three main parts:
    a. A head with eyes, mouth, and antennae
    b. A thorax with legs and/or wings
    c. An abdomen that contains their organs

    Some structures found on insects and their purposes include:


    STRUCTURE FUNCTION
    1. A hard exoskeleton or external Protects and contains body structures
    skeleton inside
    2.
    Three pairs of legs (6 legs) Locomotion/movement
    3.
    Two antennae Touch and sense of smell
    4.
    One or two sets of wings Flight
    5.
    Compound eyes (honeycomb pattern) Vision and movement detection

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    Design a Robotic Insect


    Robots Inspired by Nature
    NASA draws inspiration for its robots from insects and nature. Some of these robots
    stay on Earth, but some travel far off into our Solar System. Learn more about some
    of these nature-inspired robots in the table below.

    Can scale rock walls, gripping with


    hundreds of tiny fish hooks in each of its
    LEMUR
    16 fingers. Uses artificial intelligence (AI)
    to find its way around obstacles.

    A micro robot that is designed to chart


    the terrain on other planets and explore
    SpiderBot
    smaller bodies, such as comets,
    asteroids, or the Moon.

    Foldable robots that could scout regions


    on the Moon and gain intel about
    A-PUFFER
    locations that may be difficult for
    astronauts to investigate on foot.
    Would be propelled by steam and hop
    across the icy terrains, like those found
    SPARROW
    on Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's
    moon Enceladus.
    A gripping system inspired by the tiny
    hairs on the bottom of geckos' feet
    Geckobot
    allows this robot to cling to vertical walls
    and other surfaces.
    Designed for underwater exploration in
    extraterrestrial, icy waters, this robot
    BRUIE uses its two wheels to roll on the
    underside of the ice covering bodies of
    water.

    An ape-like robot that could respond to


    RoboSimian disaster scenarios too dangerous for
    humans.

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    Student Worksheet

    Design a Robotic Insect


    My Robotic Insect’s Environment
    Your challenge is to draw a design for a robotic insect that has special structures to
    work in the following environment:

    • Cold, but lots of sunlight.


    • Many rocks that may act as obstacles to break apart or go around.
    • Some hills and valleys.
    • Dusty and windy. Can sometimes have dust storms.
    • Long distances to travel. Lots of open space.

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    Student Worksheet

    Design a Robotic Insect


    My Robotic Insect
    1. My robotic insect’s name: ______________________________________

    2. In the chart below, describe your robotic insect's environment, your robot's
    structures, and how the function of each structure will help the robot be
    successful in its environment:

    ENVIRONMENT STRUCTURE FUNCTION

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    3. Why did you choose the structures you used on your Robotic Insect?

    4. Will your Robotic Insect be successful in the Martian environment? Why or


    why not?

    5. Are there any changes or adaptations you made, or would make to your
    Robotic Insect to make it even more successful on Mars? What did/would
    you change and why?

    6. Are there any changes or adaptations you made, or would make to your

    Robotic Insect to make it even more successful on Mars? What did/would


    you change and why?

    Student Worksheet | Design a Robotic Insect

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