What does the Curiosity Rover set represent?

The set recreates NASA's real Mars rover Curiosity and began as a community proposal through the LEGO® Ideas platform.

Why doesn't the set include any minifigures?

The real Curiosity Rover is an uncrewed vehicle, so the set skips minifigures entirely and focuses purely on the model.

How many pieces does the Curiosity Rover have?

The set has 295 pieces, including 94 unique parts and colours.

Set 21104 NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover

LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO

LEGO® NASA Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity Rover

The Curiosity Rover is a 2014 LEGO® Ideas set that recreates NASA's real Mars rover as a building model. With 295 pieces and no minifigures, the focus sits entirely on the technical build itself. The set began as a community proposal on LEGO Ideas and was developed with input from a NASA engineer.

Set number: 21104
Year: 2014
Pieces: 295
Minifigures: 0
Theme: LEGO Ideas and CUUSOO
Different parts: 94

What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 94

As BrickLink list (XML)

Import on BrickLink: Wanted → Upload, upload the file (or paste its content), pick a Wanted List and add the parts.

Spare parts (16)

These extra parts come with the set in case one gets lost.

Description

From community proposal to official set

The Curiosity Rover went through the LEGO® Ideas process, where fan proposals that gather enough support can become officially produced sets. The original design came from an engineer who had worked on the real Curiosity mission at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, giving the set an unusually high level of technical accuracy. With 295 pieces and 94 unique parts, the model recreates the rover's distinctive six wheels, robotic arm and onboard instruments. For a LEGO Ideas set of this size, the level of detail in its moving parts stands out.

White, grey and black instead of bright colours

The white, dark bluish grey, black and light bluish grey colour scheme follows the real rover's actual appearance, a vehicle engineered for operating on Mars rather than for visual appeal. That restrained, technical palette sets the set apart from most other LEGO vehicle models and underlines its aim of being an accurate model rather than a playful toy vehicle built for role-play. For collectors of technical LEGO models, that restrained look is one of the main reasons to seek this set out.

A model with no minifigures at all

Unlike most LEGO sets, the Curiosity Rover comes with no minifigures whatsoever, fitting for a real rover that operates without a crew. With 94 unique parts among 295 pieces, the entire build focuses on the vehicle itself and its distinctive details such as the antenna, camera mast and solar panels. For space and engineering fans, that focus on a single, detailed model is the set's main appeal, unlike most figure-heavy LEGO themes.

A set for space-themed collections

As one of the few LEGO sets with a direct NASA connection, the Curiosity Rover remains popular among space-theme collectors, partly because it has been out of regular production for years. The complete parts list on this page details every colour and shape included, useful for checking a secondhand set for completeness or tracking down individual replacement pieces for a space collection. It also displays well alongside other LEGO Ideas sets on a shelf.

FAQ

What does the Curiosity Rover set represent?: The set recreates NASA's real Mars rover Curiosity and began as a community proposal through the LEGO® Ideas platform.
Why doesn't the set include any minifigures?: The real Curiosity Rover is an uncrewed vehicle, so the set skips minifigures entirely and focuses purely on the model.
How many pieces does the Curiosity Rover have?: The set has 295 pieces, including 94 unique parts and colours.

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