When NASA engineers design robots to go to extreme places, they often get inspiration from insects! In this challenge, you'll think about the unique characteristics of insects, like their wings or antennae, and draw a design for a robotic insect that can meet the unique challenges of its environment.
1. Learn about insects and their structures
What is an insect? What are its features and what do they help it do? Find out why the insects we see around us every day have different features and what functions these features serve. Insects' bodies are made up of three main parts:
A head with eyes, mouth, and antennae
A thorax with legs and/or wings
An abdomen that contains their organs
Learn about other structures found on insects and their purposes in the table below.