Hello I am Stickybot. I can stick to almost any angled surface.

[Jakalth]

Hello, I am Stickybot. I can stick to almost any angled surface. (now tested with optional external seats: not included)(sorry about the dark night time photos)

Roll around in the grass? No Problem!

Climb and even park on a steeply angled surface? No Problem!

Turn? That's not so easy... Tip me up at an angle and pivot me around to turn.

With my custom landing gear wheels, I have loads of traction. Enough to power my way up and over even the steepest grade.

Try me today! Stickybot

Note: Stickybot does not like water...

After promotion info:

Stickbot is just a simple demonstration model of how to give the wheels of Mega rovers traction. By having the landing legs on the side of the wheels, and just barely sticking past the tread while extended, it gives the wheels a lot of grip that they would otherwise be lacking. I'm pretty sure the normal rules apply where a mega rover that is very heavy will need the heavier landing legs, while lighter ones can get by with the lighter legs. Hopefully this will help those that are better at making them then I am. And have fun playing around with this little guy.

To move forwards and backwards; use Q and E to roll.

To turn requires a combination of W, S, A, or D depending on how he's sitting. It's easier to turn with the landing legs retracted.

You can run him around at up to 4x time warp, but warping faster then 2x increases the chances of the reaction wheels coming detached while traveling. Also, retracting the landing legs does increase his speed a little, but at the cost of him having almost no grip. I have done some playing around with it and this guy can roll over the service vehicles found around the science buildings. But he has a harder time getting over the larger fuel tank hauling truck. And the only thing that can stop this guy seems to be vertical surfaces, like buildings and the large fuel tank hauler.

Edited October 3, 2015 by Jakalth
better pictures.

[Gaalidas]

Why do I hear jacksepticeye's voice saying "stickybot!" in the same fashion as the he would with his stickybombs in GTA5? This is a sad day.

[Foxster]

The pictures are too dark to make out anything.

[Sharkman Briton]

First of all: Amazing craft! It's adorable! Why don't you test it on another celestial body? Like Minmus, see if it works, if so then this thing seems VERY good at gripping, if not, then I suggest replacing the landing legs with landing GEAR (Like the ones on aircraft) it may give Stickybot a bit less grip, but the ability to break and halt to a stop would be useful. and try plopping a few RTG's in there! Power is a big requirement with these rolling things, as the rolling drains your electric charge.

Second of all: I agree with Foxster, daytime pics would be nice, but who am I to talk?

[Jakalth]

I put up some better pics for you guys. The thing to note is not the machine as a whole, but how the landing legs sit on the sides of the reaction wheels. Just having them extend a little bit past the outside diameter of the reaction wheels allows them to grip the same way they do for a lander.

The reason I tried this was simple. A lander can land on a highly angled surface in the Mun, minmis, and other planets. And as long as you can keep it from tipping over, will not slide down the hill like a rover can. So if the landing legs can hold a lander in place on a slope, can it do the same for a round object being used as a wheel?

Turns out it can. As long as they extend past the outside of the object your using as a wheel, you'll still get grip. the legs will compress until your wheel touches the ground, in the case of heavier objects, but will still provide the grip needed. The longer you extend the legs past the outside of the wheel, though, the more power it will take to turn the wheel. Too far, and it becomes nearly impossible to turn the wheel at all with a heavier mega rover... Also by having it only just extend past the edge of the wheel, you reduce the chance of damaging the landing legs.

[Foxster]

Here's a variation on the theme I just made...