The LEGO Mindstorms kits are one of the best lines LEGO has released in the last couple years. With the blend of basic computer science and simple building techniques, Mindstorms gives inexperienced ...

Many tech-savvy kids can operate a smartphone before they can swim or make their own meals. If the folks behind Lego Mindstorms have their way, they'll be creating robots before doing those other ...

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It’s no secret that we at GeekTech are fans of both Lego and robots. So when the two can come together in the form of a Lego Mindstorm NXT kit, color us interested. Lego’s robot creating kit (and ...

2013 marks the 15th year of Lego's commitment to robotics education. At the 2013 ISTE conference, attendees got a chance to see firsthand the Lego Mindstorms EV3, the company's third generation of the ...

Lego's new Mindstorms EV3 kit isn't all just gun-firing robots and killer scorpions. Unfortunately, there's also some learning to be done, with the new Mindstorm EV3 kit ready to land in schools this ...

When there are so many single board computers and other products aimed at providing children with the means to learn about programming and other skills, it is easy to forget at time before the Arduino ...

A lot has changed since 2006. Social networks rule. Smartphones are no longer a luxury for the geek elite. And every kid knows the word “app.” So maybe it’s only natural that each of these ideas ...

Lego's Mindstorms have been a popular platform for teaching robotics. The new Mindstorm NXT takes this to the next level with a sophisticated NXT control module featuring a pair of built-in processors ...