LAS VEGAS--Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, start your programming engines: Lego Mindstorms EV3 is here. The third full generation of Lego's programmable robotics platform, EV3 is aimed at both ...

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Few companies have so completely captured the hearts and minds of children's creativity like LEGO. As a child, I was able to build countless imaginary robots in the comfort of my own home thanks to ...

Adi Robertson is a senior tech and policy editor focused on VR, online platforms, and free expression. Adi has covered video games, biohacking, and more for The Verge since 2011. Lego’s Mindstorms ...

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 ...

May 3, 2006 We suspect the announcement by LEGO that it will release as open source the firmware of the LEGO MINDSTORMS microprocessor (the new NXT brick – the core component of its next generation ...

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 ...

This LEGO synth made by [Rare Beasts] had us grinning from ear to ear. It combines elements from LEGO Mindstorms with regular blocks in order to make music with color. A different music sample is ...

In Lego’s darkest days during the late 1990s, Mindstorms was a bright light that helped reinvigorate the brand. It’s been much quieter of late; but after seven years of silence, Mindstorms is blasting ...