THE COLLECTION / ROVERS
Rugged rovers built for rough ground, classrooms and outreach. Many follow designs inspired by planetary rovers.
RoverSettorezero24 GitHub stars, snapshot Oct 30, 2026
3D-printed · 2 actuators
A 3D-printed Arduino Uno educational rover with examples for obstacle avoidance, line following and cellphone control.
RoverZoheb Alvi
3D-printed · actuators not documented
A self-driving zero-turn mower retrofit with parametric CAD, printable brackets and mounts, and control software for an iPad.
RoverNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory9,723 GitHub stars, snapshot Oct 21, 2026
Aluminium · 10 actuators
A build-it-yourself model of JPL’s six-wheel Mars rovers, made from off-the-shelf aluminium parts.
RoverRoger-random
Mixed · 10 actuators
A motorized model of the Curiosity and Perseverance rovers, built with aluminum extrusions and 3D-printed plastic parts.
Roverconcretedog60 GitHub stars, snapshot Oct 30, 2026
Mixed · 4 actuators
A modular AWD Pico-based rover built around a PCB, N20 motors, printed motor mounts and wheels.
Side by side
The maker’s own figures, with their scope. Open parts count the six parts we check on every project.
| Robot | Maker’s cost | Actuators | Build | Open parts | Can you sell it? | GitHub stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArlokSettorezero | Not documented | 2 | 3D-printed | 4 of 6 | Check the licenses first | 24 |
| Autonomous Zero-Turn Retrofit KitZoheb Alvi | About $1,644functional build | Not documented | 3D-printed | 5 of 6 | Yes | Not documented |
| JPL Open Source RoverNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | About $1,600full build | 10 | Aluminium | 6 of 6 | Yes | 9,723 |
| Sawppy the RoverRoger-random | $500project budget | 10 | Mixed | 4 of 6 | Yes | Not documented |
| stoRPerconcretedog | Not documented | 4 | Mixed | 3 of 6 | Yes | 60 |
Before you build
Check the suspension design, the number of driven wheels and the documented motors.
Larger rovers mix machined, printed and bought parts. A complete bill of materials makes the build predictable.
A good assembly guide and community help a class or club finish the build together.
Costs are the maker’s documented figures, with their original scope. Stars are recorded GitHub snapshots, never a quality score. Search the whole collection
