Mars rover: a 163-part brick model designed with BricksChat

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Mars rover

Build a six-wheeled Mars rover with a rocker-bogie suspension, a camera mast, a robotic arm at the front, solar panels on top and an antenna dish.

163 parts

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Instructions · 53 steps · 58 pages

Parts list · 163 pieces · 50 kinds

Gather your own pieces or use the CSV’s part names, colours, quantities and Pick a Brick searches. IDs are LDraw part IDs, not LEGO element IDs. Check the colour and variant before ordering; some pieces may be unavailable or need a substitute. The CSV is a shopping list, not a cart import.

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