The third generation of Lego's best-selling programmable robotics platform is here, and features more sensors, motors, and flexibility than ever. Plus mobile apps. The brand-new Lego Mindstorms EV3 ...

The universe in which this LEGO MINDSTORMS EV3 unit exists is not one made for a tiny, limited cross-section of creative children and those that want to see their models move. When you see "10+" on ...

Fancy yourself a robotics expert? Like Lego? Own a smartphone or tablet? Lego Mindstorms EV3 might be the type of toy for you. Lego Mindstorms, a programmable robotics kit, has been around for a ...

LEGO has been into robotics for quite some time now, but today at CES, the company unveiled the new MINDSTORMS EV3 robotic system, which is LEGO's first robotic system that comes with iOS and Android ...

Most may remember Lego as the ultimate toy to foster creativity, but with this new generation of the iconic building blocks, kids (and kids at heart) can soon learn how to program their freshly built ...

Lego is back with another generation of MindStorms, the company’s consumer robotics line aimed at introducing application programming to a younger generation. Kids these days grow up with so much ...

I am a LEGO roboticist. A few weeks ago, we got the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 kit in the lab, and I've been spending my time honing my craft, building increasingly complicated robots, and programming them ...

My inner 9-year-old is blown away, but my outer 35-year-old balks at the $349 price. It’s been a long time—probably 20 years, at least—since I sat down with a giant bunch of Lego bricks in front of me ...

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Robots are hard to build from scratch unless you have degrees in engineering and programming. That's what makes LEGO's Mindstorms sets so amazing. They're flexible robotics kits that combine sensors, ...