[0.21] Micro Rover! (Not the smallest)

[Cranem]

Well, I was creating some cheap low-part rockets and came across the problem that I couldn't fit any kind of probe or rover on it to sub-missions or just transportation, because the rovers I could do the "easy way" where kinda big for the lander, I couldn't fit them there. So I challenged myself to do the smallest rover ever done! (Done by me of course, Idk if there is any other smaller than this one, but I swear I searched a bit '-')

It turned out pretty good and useful, of course the speed and handling aren't so good, but for the size, it's reasonable. (And it's pretty lightweight too)

Let's go to the interesting part.

Images: Bottom, Top, Side, and Size comparison.

IMG Hotlink: http://i.imgur.com/ccNdSzE.png

Name: Micro Rover K1

Description: After a crash involving Jeb and one of our Big rovers, some parts got destroyed and scattered across the VAB, Jeb tried to glue the pieces back in place. Of course the product turned out to be much smaller.

Mass: 0.28 Tons

Parts: Total of 13 parts; 4 Solar panels; 1 Strut for Decoupler or whatever; 1 Probe body; 4 S2 Wheels; 1 Antenna; 1 Gravity Detector; 1 Temperature Analyzer;

You actually don't need the strut and you just need 2 solar panels to run this thing, I just wanted to make it easier to use in any project and useful while turning in all directions from the sun.

Attention! You will need to disable the back wheels engine and invert the steering of the front wheels, the back is the side of the antenna.

Direct Download: http://db.tt/5ovVHfTM

Mirror: http://www./view/7q2vutsjrtuyx8k/Micro_Rover_K1.craft

PLEASE Give me feedback, I would love to know what do you think of this! And PLEASE criticize in what you think I could improve.

Thanks for wasting your time viewing this and much more thanks if you read it all.

Edited July 29, 2013 by Cranem

[Broco]

Uhm, where is it?

[Cranem]

The post was fixed, thanks admin!

[jaredkzr]

That looks really nice! It would be fun to load up like 20 of these guys and deploy them all over a planet.

[Cranem]

It would be really interesting indeed, actually really useful for exploration missions! Or for standing as "view points" so you can "warp" your view to different places. Or you could do an mother ship that orbits around a planet and drops a rover from time to time, so they land at different positions! So many possibilities!

[minerman30]

Mulbin made a micro-rover that could fit in a cube of 1x1 structural panels.

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/26781-0-9-Duna-LK1-%28yes-Duna!%29-Soyuz-inspired-Duna-return-CM-Lander-and-micro-buggy

[Cranem]

Thanks miner, did not knew that one, gonna try and build a smaller one!

[M5000]

It is possible to build a rover with only one wheel... Or, it used to be.. I'm not sure if it still is, as it was built with the small probe core and used the probe's torque to keep it upright, though I suppose you could always drag the body of the rover, it doesn't HAVE to be upright..