Orbital Drop ship design. When a planet has been identified as a potential world suitable for colonization, these drop ships fly down to unload a bunch of Scout droids to collect data and samples of the surface and atmosphere. Each drop ship holds about 12-15 droids and additional scientific equipment. A capitol ship will send a small fleet to cover as much surface as possible.

Nasa Scout Bot

More Nasa Robots!  The Scout bot is meant to scope uncharted territories and bring back data and samples for analysis.  His head piece is out fitted with tons of sensors and communication arrays