LEGO is updating its Mindstorms line of robotics building sets with Mindstorms EV3, the first new Mindstorms line in several years. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each ...

Lego's Mindstorms kits were born into a world where the PC reigned supreme for control; the company is ushering in 2013 with an acknowledgment that its build-it-yourself toy is part of a much wider ...

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LEGO is one of the most popular building systems out there for geeks who like to tinker with robotics and DIY construction. The LEGO EV3 kit has a control system brain that allows the projects to be ...

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According to several reports, Lego has announced that it will discontinue its Mindstorms robotics kit before the end of the year. Lego Mindstorms is a hardware and software building kit that creates ...

Students, hobbyists and tech-savvy parents who use–or plan to use–the LEGO Mindstorms kits with the NXT computer module usually program the device through a graphical language such as a subset of ...

DIY micro-robotics is having a moment. The latest project to take the crowdfunding route — via Kickstarter — to build out a platform for playing around with robotics is called BrickPi. As its name ...

Lego, the popular toy brick maker, graduated from simple plastic playthings in 1998 when it released its Mindstorms Robotics Invention System (RIS). Born of a collaboration between Lego and the ...

Today, Lego announces the third generation of its Mindstorms robotics system, Lego Mindstorms EV3. The kit, which includes cables, Lego Technic elements, motors, sensors, and a programmable brick, or ...

The new set lets children build a cat, a guitar, and even a Lego 3D printer (sort of). Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying decisions ...

It’s easy to take Lego at face value and see it as just a pretty cool toy. Even Lego Mindstorm NXT kits, which are good for making robotic gadgets, can be derided as just Arduino for kids. Fortunately ...