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Every way to get it

Get JPL Open Source Rover

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory · open hardware

Buy it from the maker, source the parts yourself, print or outsource the printed parts, or hire someone who has built one. Same numbers, side by side, then a helper that picks one for your budget, tools, time and experience.

L1CompiledBuild package →Printables →
Maker sale
Not sold by the maker
Parts, best region
$1,421+ US
Printer time
—
Fully buildable
not yet
Fig 1/3PhotoOpen Source Rover lit up at night, close-up of the body and rocker-bogie
From the open-source-rover README.© NASA JPL Open Source Rover project · Apache-2.0 · source
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Side by side

Figures from the package · US prices
A

Buy from the maker

Not offered
What you getNot sold by the maker. The registry lists no maker sale for this robot.
Cost—
Time—
Tools—
Skill—
Unknowns—
No store link
B

Source the parts

92/117 priced
What you getA cart of 117 BOM lines (440 parts) across vendors, maker's store first.
Cost$1,421+25 lines unpriced. 2 lines have no offer for US. 3 ship from a global vendor.
  • IN$1,421 · 114 n/a
  • US$1,421 · 2 n/a
  • EU$1,421 · 114 n/a
  • CN$1,421 · 114 n/a
Vendor price where stated, else the package list price. n/a = lines with no vendor there.
TimeAssembly ≈ 5 h stated25 steps without a timegoBILDA: $24.99 per unit/pack in the upstream parts list; goBILDA ships internationallygoBILDA: $6.99 per unit/pack in the upstream parts list; goBILDA ships internationally
ToolsLaser cutter or an online service (SendCutSend premade cart, Sculpteo) · Crimping tool (JST, DuPont, Molex) · Wire strippers · Heat gun · Multimeter · +21 more
SkillSoldering, crimping. 26 steps6 safety-critical
Unknowns
  • 25 line prices
  • 2 vendors for US
  • Shipping, duties, taxes
Open the cart
C

Print it, or have it printed

0 printed
What you get0 printed parts and 9 LASER parts for a machining or cutting service.
Cost—No grams in the package, so no filament cost. Print services quote from the files.
TimePrint time not stated.
ToolsNo printer
SkillAcrylic
Unknowns
  • Print-service prices
Printables list
D

Hire a builder

Certified at L5
What you getSomeone who has built this robot assembles it for you, or with you.
CostQuoteParts plus labour. No builder rates are published yet.
TimeSet with the builder.
ToolsNone
SkillNone
Unknowns
  • No certified teams yet: certification needs L5, JPL Open Source Rover is L1.
  • Availability near you
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Which way is yours

Rules, not a model · every reason is shown
Tools you have
Time
Experience
Recommended pathquote

Hire a builder

  • ✓No tools, no skill needed.
  • !No certified teams yet (needs L5; JPL Open Source Rover is L1).
Go
  1. 02Source the parts yourselfNeeds soldering or crimping; you have no soldering iron ticked.$1,421+
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Build readiness

What makes a robot fully buildable
  • ■Open hardware (CAD + BOM public)yes
  • ■Build package compiledyes
  • □BOM lines with a vendor115/117
  • ■Fabrication list7 entries
  • ■Assembly steps, each with a check26/26
  • ■Firmware describedyes

Each unchecked line is a bounty on humanoidrobots.team.

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Honest unknowns

What this page cannot tell you
  • 25 of 117 BOM lines carry no price.
  • Lines with no vendor, by region: IN 114, US 2, EU 114, CN 114.
  • 25 assembly steps have no time estimate.
  • Resale and used units: not tracked.
  • Shipping, duties and taxes: not included anywhere on this page.

Lead-time notes from the package

  • goBILDA $24.99 per unit/pack in the upstream parts list; goBILDA ships internationallyWasteland Wheel (144mm Diameter, 52mm Width)
  • goBILDA $6.99 per unit/pack in the upstream parts list; goBILDA ships internationally1401 Series 2-Side, 2-Post Clamping Mount (43mm Width, 36mm Bore)
  • goBILDA $42.99 per unit/pack in the upstream parts list; goBILDA ships internationally5203 Series Yellow Jacket Planetary Gear Motor (26.9:1, 24mm length 8mm REX shaft, 223 RPM, 3.3-5V encoder)
  • goBILDA $7.99 per unit/pack in the upstream parts list; goBILDA ships internationally1310 Series Hyper Hub (8mm REX Bore)
  • goBILDA $4.99 per unit/pack in the upstream parts list; goBILDA ships internationally1120 Series U-Channel (2 Hole, 72mm Length) (6 for the wheels + 2 for the body)
  • goBILDA $5.49 per unit/pack in the upstream parts list; goBILDA ships internationally1109 Series goRAIL (144mm Length)
  • goBILDA $5.99 per unit/pack in the upstream parts list; goBILDA ships internationally1121 Series Low-Side U-Channel (4 Hole, 120mm Length)
  • goBILDA $3.69 per unit/pack in the upstream parts list; goBILDA ships internationally1120 Series U-Channel (1 Hole, 48mm Length)