BrickEngineer: LEGO Design » » MOC http://www.brickengineer.com/pages LEGO Engineering for LEGO NXT and Robot Enthusiasts Tue, 10 Mar 2015 04:45:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.39 Build Your Own LEGO Mars Science Laboratory Rover (MOC-0271) http://www.brickengineer.com/pages/2012/08/23/build-your-own-mini-mars-science-laboratory-curiosity-rover-moc-0271/ http://www.brickengineer.com/pages/2012/08/23/build-your-own-mini-mars-science-laboratory-curiosity-rover-moc-0271/#comments Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:54:09 +0000 http://www.brickengineer.com/pages/?p=394 Stephen Pakbaz, a mechanical engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) who actually worked on the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL), also known as NASA’s Curiosity Rover has built a small LEGO model for others to build and enjoy!

Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover LEGO Model

Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover LEGO Model

This model features an offset differential suspension system that works so well on Mars, and this video on Flickr shows that it works well during play as well!

This model comes with free pdf instructions (download here) and a LEGO Digital Designer Model (download here).

More information can be found at LEGOCuusoo.com and Rebrickable.com

One can also build the descent stage and sky crane pictured below!

LEGO Mars Curiosity Rover Descent Stage and Sky Crane

LEGO Mars Curiosity Rover Descent Stage and Sky Crane

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